Barbara McClintock vs Linus Pauling

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Compare the life timelines of Barbara McClintock (1902–1992) and Linus Pauling (1901–1994) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 90 years, from 1902 to 1992.

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Barbara McClintock (1902–1992)

  1. — Born in Hartford, Connecticut Verified
  2. — Earned a PhD from Cornell University Verified
  3. — Demonstrated genetic recombination in maize Verified
  4. — Joined Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Verified
  5. — Elected President of the Genetics Society of America Verified
  6. — Discovered transposable elements Verified
  7. — Awarded the Nobel Prize Verified
  8. — Died in Huntington, New York Verified

Linus Pauling (1901–1994)

  1. — Born in Portland, Oregon Verified
  2. — Earned PhD from Caltech Verified
  3. — Published The Nature of the Chemical Bond Verified
  4. — Proposed the alpha helix structure of proteins Verified
  5. — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Verified
  6. — Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize Verified
  7. — Death in Big Sur, California Verified