Ba Jin vs Frank Whittle
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Compare the life timelines of Ba Jin (1904–2005) and Frank Whittle (1907–1996) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 89 years, from 1907 to 1996.
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Ba Jin (1904–2005)
- — Born in Chengdu, Sichuan Verified
- — Studies in France Verified
- — Publishes his first novel, Destruction Verified
- — Publishes the novel Family Verified
- — Marries Chen Yunzhen Verified
- — Persecuted during the Cultural Revolution Verified
- — Begins publishing Random Thoughts Verified
- — Becomes chairman of the Chinese Writers Association Verified
- — Dies in Shanghai Verified
Frank Whittle (1907–1996)
- — Born in Coventry, England Verified
- — Joined the Royal Air Force as an apprentice Verified
- — Proposed jet propulsion in his thesis and filed a patent Verified
- — Co-founded Power Jets Ltd Verified
- — First test run of the Whittle jet engine Verified
- — First flight of the Gloster E.28/39 Verified
- — Knighted for his contributions to aviation Verified
- — Emigrated to the United States Verified
- — Awarded the Order of Merit Verified
- — Died in Columbia, Maryland Verified