Alan Paton vs J. Robert Oppenheimer
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Compare the life timelines of Alan Paton (1903–1988) and J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904–1967) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 63 years, from 1904 to 1967.
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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
J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904–1967)
- — Born in New York City Verified
- — Graduated from Harvard University Verified
- — Earned a PhD at the University of Gottingen Verified
- — Became professor at Berkeley and Caltech Verified
- — Appointed director of the Los Alamos Laboratory Verified
- — Directed the Trinity nuclear test Verified
- — Became director of the Institute for Advanced Study Verified
- — Security clearance revoked after hearing Verified
- — Awarded the Enrico Fermi Award Verified
- — Died in Princeton, New Jersey Verified