Arthur C. Clarke vs Robert Burns Woodward
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Compare the life timelines of Arthur C. Clarke (1917–2008) and Robert Burns Woodward (1917–1979) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 62 years, from 1917 to 1979.
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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
Robert Burns Woodward (1917–1979)
- — Born in Boston, Massachusetts Verified
- — Earned PhD from MIT Verified
- — Joined the faculty at Harvard University Verified
- — Synthesized quinine Verified
- — Achieved total synthesis of chlorophyll Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Verified
- — Formulated the Woodward-Hoffmann rules Verified
- — Death in Cambridge, Massachusetts Verified