Astrid Lindgren vs Claude Shannon
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Compare the life timelines of Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002) and Claude Shannon (1916–2001) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 85 years, from 1916 to 2001.
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Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002)
- — Born at Näs, near Vimmerby, Sweden Verified
- — Worked as a junior journalist at Vimmerby Tidning Verified
- — Birth of her son Lars Verified
- — Married Sture Lindgren Verified
- — Birth of her daughter Karin Verified
- — Publication of Pippi Longstocking Verified
- — Children's book editor at Rabén & Sjögren Verified
- — Published the satire Pomperipossa in Monismania Verified
- — Received the Right Livelihood Award Verified
- — Died in Stockholm Verified
Claude Shannon (1916–2001)
- — Born in Petoskey, Michigan Verified
- — Master's thesis on Boolean algebra and switching circuits Verified
- — PhD from MIT Verified
- — Joined Bell Telephone Laboratories Verified
- — Published A Mathematical Theory of Communication Verified
- — Built Theseus, a maze-solving mechanical mouse Verified
- — Became professor at MIT Verified
- — Awarded the National Medal of Science Verified
- — Death in Medford, Massachusetts Verified