Arthur Eddington vs Frederick Banting
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Compare the life timelines of Arthur Eddington (1882–1944) and Frederick Banting (1891–1941) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 50 years, from 1891 to 1941.
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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
Frederick Banting (1891–1941)
- — Born in Alliston, Ontario, Canada Verified
- — Graduated in medicine from the University of Toronto Verified
- — Served in the Canadian Army Medical Corps Verified
- — Began insulin research at the University of Toronto Verified
- — First successful clinical use of insulin Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Verified
- — Knighted by King George V Verified
- — Died in a plane crash in Newfoundland Verified