Ai Weiwei vs Shinya Yamanaka
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Compare the life timelines of Ai Weiwei (1957–present) and Shinya Yamanaka (1962–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 64 years, from 1962 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
Shinya Yamanaka (1962–present)
- — Born in Higashiosaka, Japan Verified
- — Graduated in medicine from Kobe University Verified
- — Residency in orthopaedic surgery Verified
- — Awarded a PhD by Osaka City University Verified
- — Postdoctoral research at the Gladstone Institutes Verified
- — Established his laboratory at the Nara Institute of Science and Technology Verified
- — Appointed professor at Kyoto University Verified
- — Reported induced pluripotent stem cells from mouse cells Verified
- — Reported induced pluripotent stem cells from human cells Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Verified