Astrid Lindgren vs Edwin Land
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Compare the life timelines of Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002) and Edwin Land (1909–1991) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 82 years, from 1909 to 1991.
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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
Edwin Land (1909–1991)
- — Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut Verified
- — Attended Harvard University Verified
- — Invented the first inexpensive polarizer Verified
- — Founded the Polaroid Corporation Verified
- — Introduced instant photography Verified
- — Awarded the National Medal of Science Verified
- — Introduced the SX-70 instant camera Verified
- — Retired from Polaroid Verified
- — Died in Cambridge, Massachusetts Verified