Buckminster Fuller vs Wallace Carothers
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Compare the life timelines of Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983) and Wallace Carothers (1896–1937) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 41 years, from 1896 to 1937.
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Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983)
- — Born in Milton, Massachusetts Verified
- — Expelled from Harvard University Verified
- — Married Anne Hewlett Verified
- — Experienced a turning point after personal crisis Verified
- — Designed the Dymaxion house and car Verified
- — Patented the geodesic dome Verified
- — Joined the faculty of Southern Illinois University Verified
- — Designed the U.S. Pavilion for Expo 67 Verified
- — Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Verified
- — Died in Los Angeles, California Verified
Wallace Carothers (1896–1937)
- — Born in Burlington, Iowa Verified
- — Earned bachelor's degree from Tarkio College Verified
- — Received Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Illinois Verified
- — Taught organic chemistry at Harvard University Verified
- — Joined DuPont to lead organic chemistry research Verified
- — Group developed neoprene, the first commercially successful synthetic rubber Verified
- — First synthesized nylon at DuPont Verified
- — Elected to the National Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Married Helen Sweetman Verified
- — Died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Verified