Ali Javan vs David Attenborough
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Compare the life timelines of Ali Javan (1926–2016) and David Attenborough (1926–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 90 years, from 1926 to 2016.
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Ali Javan (1926–2016)
- — Born in Tehran, Iran Verified
- — Studied at the University of Tehran
- — Moved to the United States Verified
- — Earned a doctorate in physics at Columbia University Verified
- — Joined Bell Telephone Laboratories Verified
- — Demonstrated the first gas laser Verified
- — Joined the physics faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Verified
- — Received the Albert Einstein World Award of Science Verified
- — Died in Los Altos, California Verified
David Attenborough (1926–present)
- — Born in Isleworth, west London Verified
- — Studied natural sciences at Clare College, Cambridge Verified
- — Married Jane Elizabeth Ebsworth Oriel Verified
- — Joined the BBC as a trainee producer Verified
- — Began presenting Zoo Quest Verified
- — Appointed controller of BBC Two Verified
- — Presented Life on Earth Verified
- — Knighted Verified
- — Presented The Blue Planet Verified
- — Released A Life on Our Planet Verified