Arthur C. Clarke vs Pierre-Gilles de Gennes
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Compare the life timelines of Arthur C. Clarke (1917–2008) and Pierre-Gilles de Gennes (1932–2007) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 75 years, from 1932 to 2007.
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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
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes (1932–2007)
- — Born in Paris Verified
- — Studied at the École normale supérieure in Paris Verified
- — Worked as a research engineer at the Saclay atomic energy centre Verified
- — Spent a postdoctoral year at the University of California, Berkeley Verified
- — Appointed professor at the University of Paris-Sud in Orsay Verified
- — Formed the Orsay liquid crystal group Verified
- — Took the chair of condensed matter physics at the Collège de France Verified
- — Became director of the ESPCI in Paris Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
- — Died in Orsay, France Verified