Ai Weiwei vs Linus Torvalds
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Compare the life timelines of Ai Weiwei (1957–present) and Linus Torvalds (1969–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 57 years, from 1969 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
Linus Torvalds (1969–present)
- — Born in Helsinki, Finland Verified
- — Enrolled at the University of Helsinki to study computer science Verified
- — Announced the Linux kernel project on the comp.os.minix newsgroup Verified
- — Released version 1.0 of the Linux kernel Verified
- — Moved to California to work for Transmeta Verified
- — Left Transmeta for the Open Source Development Labs Verified
- — Created the Git version control system Verified
- — Became a United States citizen Verified
- — Shared the Millennium Technology Prize Verified