Alice Munro vs Charles K. Kao
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Compare the life timelines of Alice Munro (1931–2024) and Charles K. Kao (1933–2018) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 85 years, from 1933 to 2018.
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Alice Munro (1931–2024)
- — Born in Wingham, Ontario Verified
- — Studied English and journalism at the University of Western Ontario Verified
- — Married James Munro and moved to Vancouver Verified
- — Moved to Victoria, British Columbia, and opened Munro's Books Verified
- — Published Dance of the Happy Shades Verified
- — Published Lives of Girls and Women Verified
- — Divorced James Munro and returned to Ontario Verified
- — Awarded the Man Booker International Prize Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature Verified
- — Died in Port Hope, Ontario Verified
Charles K. Kao (1933–2018)
- — Born in Shanghai, Republic of China Verified
- — Moved with his family to Hong Kong Verified
- — Graduated in electrical engineering from Woolwich Polytechnic in London Verified
- — Joined Standard Telecommunication Laboratories in Harlow Verified
- — Received a PhD in electrical engineering from University College London Verified
- — Published the paper on dielectric-fibre surface waveguides with George Hockham Verified
- — Joined the Chinese University of Hong Kong to found its electronics department Verified
- — Became Vice-Chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong Verified
- — Awarded a share of the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
- — Died in Hong Kong Verified