Alan Paton vs George Gamow
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Compare the life timelines of Alan Paton (1903–1988) and George Gamow (1904–1968) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 64 years, from 1904 to 1968.
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Alan Paton (1903–1988)
- — Born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal Verified
- — Graduated from Natal University College Verified
- — Married Doris Olive Francis Verified
- — Appointed principal of Diepkloof Reformatory Verified
- — Published Cry, the Beloved Country Verified
- — Co-founded the Liberal Party of South Africa Verified
- — Liberal Party of South Africa dissolved Verified
- — Married Anne Hopkins Verified
- — Published the autobiography Towards the Mountain Verified
- — Died near Durban Verified
George Gamow (1904–1968)
- — Born in Odessa, Russian Empire Verified
- — Earned doctorate at the University of Leningrad Verified
- — Explained alpha decay through quantum tunneling Verified
- — Defected from the Soviet Union Verified
- — Joined the George Washington University Verified
- — Published 'One Two Three... Infinity' Verified
- — Co-authored the Alpher-Bethe-Gamow paper on Big Bang nucleosynthesis Verified
- — Joined the University of Colorado Boulder Verified
- — Died in Boulder, Colorado Verified