Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn vs Qian Xuesen
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Compare the life timelines of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918–2008) and Qian Xuesen (1911–2009) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 90 years, from 1918 to 2008.
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918–2008)
- — Born in Kislovodsk Verified
- — Graduated in mathematics from Rostov State University Verified
- — Arrested and sentenced to eight years in labour camps Verified
- — One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich published in Novy Mir Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature Verified
- — The Gulag Archipelago published in Paris Verified
- — Expelled from the Soviet Union Verified
- — Settled in Cavendish, Vermont Verified
- — Returned to Russia Verified
- — Died in Moscow Verified
Qian Xuesen (1911–2009)
- — Born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China Verified
- — Graduated in mechanical engineering from Jiao Tong University, Shanghai Verified
- — Travelled to the United States on a Boxer Indemnity Scholarship Verified
- — Awarded a doctorate at Caltech under Theodore von Karman Verified
- — Helped found the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Verified
- — Security clearance revoked amid accusations of communist ties Verified
- — Returned to China Verified
- — Appointed to lead China's missile research programme Verified
- — China launched its first satellite, Dong Fang Hong 1 Verified
- — Died in Beijing Verified