Bill Hewlett vs Roald Dahl
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Compare the life timelines of Bill Hewlett (1913–2001) and Roald Dahl (1916–1990) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 74 years, from 1916 to 1990.
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Bill Hewlett (1913–2001)
- — Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan Verified
- — Graduated from Stanford University Verified
- — Earned a master's degree from MIT Verified
- — Developed the Model 200A audio oscillator Verified
- — Founded Hewlett-Packard with David Packard Verified
- — Wartime service in the US Army Signal Corps Verified
- — Became president of Hewlett-Packard Verified
- — Established the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Verified
- — Awarded the National Medal of Science Verified
- — Died in Palo Alto, California Verified
Roald Dahl (1916–1990)
- — Born in Llandaff, Cardiff Verified
- — Attended Repton School in Derbyshire Verified
- — Joined the Shell Petroleum Company Verified
- — Enlisted in the Royal Air Force Verified
- — Posted to Washington, D.C. as assistant air attaché and published his first story Verified
- — Married actress Patricia Neal Verified
- — Settled at Gipsy House in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire Verified
- — Published James and the Giant Peach Verified
- — Published Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Verified
- — Died in Oxford Verified