Atal Bihari Vajpayee vs Charles K. Kao
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Compare the life timelines of Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018) and Charles K. Kao (1933–2018) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 85 years, from 1933 to 2018.
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018)
- — Born in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India Verified
- — Completed a master's degree in political science at DAV College, Kanpur Verified
- — Founding member of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh Verified
- — First elected to the Lok Sabha from Balrampur Verified
- — Served as Minister of External Affairs in the Janata government Verified
- — Became the first president of the Bharatiya Janata Party Verified
- — Served as Prime Minister of India for 13 days Verified
- — Served as Prime Minister of India Verified
- — Awarded the Bharat Ratna Verified
- — Died in New Delhi, India Verified
Charles K. Kao (1933–2018)
- — Born in Shanghai, Republic of China Verified
- — Moved with his family to Hong Kong Verified
- — Graduated in electrical engineering from Woolwich Polytechnic in London Verified
- — Joined Standard Telecommunication Laboratories in Harlow Verified
- — Received a PhD in electrical engineering from University College London Verified
- — Published the paper on dielectric-fibre surface waveguides with George Hockham Verified
- — Joined the Chinese University of Hong Kong to found its electronics department Verified
- — Became Vice-Chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong Verified
- — Awarded a share of the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
- — Died in Hong Kong Verified