Buster Keaton vs John von Neumann
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Compare the life timelines of Buster Keaton (1895–1966) and John von Neumann (1903–1957) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 54 years, from 1903 to 1957.
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Buster Keaton (1895–1966)
- — Born in Piqua, Kansas Verified
- — Performed in the family vaudeville act The Three Keatons Verified
- — Entered film working with Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle Verified
- — Released Sherlock Jr. Verified
- — Released The General Verified
- — Signed with MGM, losing creative control Verified
- — Married Eleanor Norris Verified
- — Received an Honorary Academy Award Verified
- — Appeared in Film, a short by Samuel Beckett Verified
- — Died in Woodland Hills, California Verified
John von Neumann (1903–1957)
- — Born in Budapest, Hungary Verified
- — Doctorate in mathematics from Pázmány Péter University Verified
- — Published the mathematical foundations of quantum mechanics Verified
- — Joined the Institute for Advanced Study Verified
- — Worked on the Manhattan Project Verified
- — Co-authored Theory of Games and Economic Behavior Verified
- — Described the stored-program computer architecture Verified
- — Appointed to the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Verified
- — Death in Washington, D.C. Verified