Ai Weiwei vs Cumrun Vafa
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Compare the life timelines of Ai Weiwei (1957–present) and Cumrun Vafa (1960–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 66 years, from 1960 to 2026.
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Ai Weiwei (1957–present)
- — Born in Beijing, China Verified
- — Family sent into internal exile Verified
- — Enrolled at the Beijing Film Academy Verified
- — Co-founded the Stars art group Verified
- — Moved to New York City Verified
- — Returned to China Verified
- — Artistic consultant for the Beijing National Stadium Verified
- — Sunflower Seeds installed at Tate Modern Verified
- — Detained by Chinese authorities Verified
- — Left China for Berlin Verified
Cumrun Vafa (1960–present)
- — Born in Tehran, Iran Verified
- — Moved to the United States to study at MIT Verified
- — Graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Verified
- — Completed a doctorate at Princeton University Verified
- — Joined Harvard University Verified
- — Derived black hole entropy from string theory with Andrew Strominger Verified
- — Introduced F-theory Verified
- — Proposed the swampland programme Verified
- — Awarded the Dirac Medal of the ICTP Verified
- — Shared the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics Verified