Arthur C. Clarke vs Gertrude Elion
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Compare the life timelines of Arthur C. Clarke (1917–2008) and Gertrude Elion (1918–1999) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 81 years, from 1918 to 1999.
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Arthur C. Clarke (1917–2008)
- — Born in Minehead, Somerset, England Verified
- — Served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War Verified
- — Published "Extra-Terrestrial Relays" in Wireless World Verified
- — Graduated from King's College London Verified
- — Published Childhood's End Verified
- — Married Marilyn Mayfield Verified
- — Moved to Ceylon Verified
- — Release of 2001: A Space Odyssey Verified
- — Appointed a Knight Bachelor Verified
- — Died in Colombo, Sri Lanka Verified
Gertrude Elion (1918–1999)
- — Born in New York City Verified
- — Graduated from Hunter College Verified
- — Earned a master's degree from New York University Verified
- — Joined Burroughs Wellcome Verified
- — Developed 6-mercaptopurine for leukemia Verified
- — Developed acyclovir, the first antiviral drug Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Verified
- — Died in Chapel Hill, North Carolina Verified