Benoit Mandelbrot vs François Jacob
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Compare the life timelines of Benoit Mandelbrot (1924–2010) and François Jacob (1920–2013) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 86 years, from 1924 to 2010.
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Benoit Mandelbrot (1924–2010)
- — Born in Warsaw, Poland Verified
- — Family emigrated to France Verified
- — Doctorate from the University of Paris Verified
- — Joined IBM Research Verified
- — Coined the term 'fractal' Verified
- — Published The Fractal Geometry of Nature Verified
- — Became Sterling Professor at Yale University Verified
- — Awarded the Wolf Prize in Physics Verified
- — Died in Cambridge, Massachusetts Verified
François Jacob (1920–2013)
- — Born in Nancy, France Verified
- — Served with the Free French Forces Verified
- — Completed medical degree in Paris Verified
- — Joined the Pasteur Institute Verified
- — Developed the operon model with Jacques Monod Verified
- — Professor at the Collège de France Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Verified
- — Published 'The Logic of Life' Verified
- — Elected to the Académie française Verified
- — Died in Paris, France Verified