Arthur Eddington vs Bertolt Brecht
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Compare the life timelines of Arthur Eddington (1882–1944) and Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 46 years, from 1898 to 1944.
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Arthur Eddington (1882–1944)
- — Born in Kendal, England Verified
- — Entered Trinity College, Cambridge Verified
- — Placed as Senior Wrangler in the Cambridge Mathematical Tripos Verified
- — Appointed chief assistant at the Royal Greenwich Observatory Verified
- — Became Plumian Professor of Astronomy at Cambridge Verified
- — Led the eclipse expedition to Principe that tested general relativity Verified
- — Eclipse results announced, confirming Einstein's theory Verified
- — Published The Internal Constitution of the Stars Verified
- — Knighted Verified
- — Died in Cambridge, England Verified
Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956)
- — Born in Augsburg, Germany Verified
- — Premiere of Drums in the Night Verified
- — Premiere of The Threepenny Opera Verified
- — Married Helene Weigel Verified
- — Fled Germany into exile Verified
- — Wrote Mother Courage and Her Children Verified
- — Lived in the United States Verified
- — Testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee Verified
- — Founded the Berliner Ensemble Verified
- — Died in East Berlin Verified