Astrid Lindgren vs William Shockley
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Compare the life timelines of Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002) and William Shockley (1910–1989) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 79 years, from 1910 to 1989.
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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
William Shockley (1910–1989)
- — Born in London, England, to American parents Verified
- — Earned bachelor's degree from Caltech Verified
- — Earned PhD in physics from MIT Verified
- — Led operations research on anti-submarine warfare during World War II Verified
- — Led the Bell Labs group that invented the transistor Verified
- — Invented the junction transistor Verified
- — Founded Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory in Mountain View, California Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
- — Became professor of engineering at Stanford University Verified
- — Died in Stanford, California Verified