Arthur Eddington vs Max Born

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Compare the life timelines of Arthur Eddington (1882–1944) and Max Born (1882–1970) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 62 years, from 1882 to 1944.

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Arthur Eddington (1882–1944)

  1. — Born in Kendal, England Verified
  2. — Entered Trinity College, Cambridge Verified
  3. — Placed as Senior Wrangler in the Cambridge Mathematical Tripos Verified
  4. — Appointed chief assistant at the Royal Greenwich Observatory Verified
  5. — Became Plumian Professor of Astronomy at Cambridge Verified
  6. — Led the eclipse expedition to Principe that tested general relativity Verified
  7. — Eclipse results announced, confirming Einstein's theory Verified
  8. — Published The Internal Constitution of the Stars Verified
  9. — Knighted Verified
  10. — Died in Cambridge, England Verified

Max Born (1882–1970)

  1. — Born in Breslau, Germany Verified
  2. — Earned doctorate at the University of Gottingen Verified
  3. — Married Hedwig Ehrenberg Verified
  4. — Appointed professor of physics at Gottingen Verified
  5. — Co-developed matrix mechanics Verified
  6. — Proposed the probabilistic interpretation of the wave function Verified
  7. — Emigrated from Nazi Germany Verified
  8. — Appointed Tait Professor at the University of Edinburgh Verified
  9. — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
  10. — Died in Gottingen, West Germany Verified