Alan Paton vs Luis Walter Alvarez
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Compare the life timelines of Alan Paton (1903–1988) and Luis Walter Alvarez (1911–1988) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 77 years, from 1911 to 1988.
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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
Luis Walter Alvarez (1911–1988)
- — Born in San Francisco Verified
- — Joined Ernest Lawrence's Radiation Laboratory at Berkeley Verified
- — Received a doctorate in physics from the University of Chicago Verified
- — Developed radar systems at the MIT Radiation Laboratory Verified
- — Worked on the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos Verified
- — Flew as a scientific observer on the Hiroshima mission Verified
- — Built large liquid hydrogen bubble chambers at Berkeley Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
- — Published the asteroid impact hypothesis for the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction Verified
- — Died in Berkeley, California Verified