Akira Yoshino vs Kalpana Chawla
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Compare the life timelines of Akira Yoshino (1948–present) and Kalpana Chawla (1962–2003) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 41 years, from 1962 to 2003.
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Akira Yoshino (1948–present)
- — Born in Suita, Osaka Prefecture Verified
- — Graduated in engineering from Kyoto University Verified
- — Joined the Asahi Kasei Corporation Verified
- — Completed a master's degree at Kyoto University Verified
- — Built the first prototype of the modern lithium-ion battery Verified
- — Lithium-ion batteries entered commercial production Verified
- — Awarded a doctorate in engineering by Osaka University Verified
- — Received the Charles Stark Draper Prize Verified
- — Appointed professor at Meijo University in Nagoya Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Verified
Kalpana Chawla (1962–2003)
- — Born in Karnal, Haryana, India Verified
- — Earned a bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering Verified
- — Moved to the United States for graduate study Verified
- — Began work at NASA Ames Research Center Verified
- — Received a doctorate in aerospace engineering Verified
- — Became a naturalized citizen of the United States Verified
- — Selected as a NASA astronaut candidate Verified
- — First spaceflight aboard Columbia on STS-87 Verified
- — Launched on the STS-107 research mission Verified
- — Died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster Verified