Arthur Eddington vs Buster Keaton
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Compare the life timelines of Arthur Eddington (1882–1944) and Buster Keaton (1895–1966) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 49 years, from 1895 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
Buster Keaton (1895–1966)
- — Born in Piqua, Kansas Verified
- — Performed in the family vaudeville act The Three Keatons Verified
- — Entered film working with Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle Verified
- — Released Sherlock Jr. Verified
- — Released The General Verified
- — Signed with MGM, losing creative control Verified
- — Married Eleanor Norris Verified
- — Received an Honorary Academy Award Verified
- — Appeared in Film, a short by Samuel Beckett Verified
- — Died in Woodland Hills, California Verified