Buzz Aldrin vs Charles K. Kao
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Compare the life timelines of Buzz Aldrin (1930–present) and Charles K. Kao (1933–2018) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 85 years, from 1933 to 2018.
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Buzz Aldrin (1930–present)
- — Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey Verified
- — Graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point Verified
- — Flew combat missions in the Korean War Verified
- — Earned a doctorate in astronautics from MIT Verified
- — Selected by NASA as an astronaut Verified
- — Flew on Gemini 12 Verified
- — Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Verified
- — Walked on the Moon during Apollo 11 Verified
- — Left NASA Verified
- — Published the memoir Return to Earth Verified
Charles K. Kao (1933–2018)
- — Born in Shanghai, Republic of China Verified
- — Moved with his family to Hong Kong Verified
- — Graduated in electrical engineering from Woolwich Polytechnic in London Verified
- — Joined Standard Telecommunication Laboratories in Harlow Verified
- — Received a PhD in electrical engineering from University College London Verified
- — Published the paper on dielectric-fibre surface waveguides with George Hockham Verified
- — Joined the Chinese University of Hong Kong to found its electronics department Verified
- — Became Vice-Chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong Verified
- — Awarded a share of the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
- — Died in Hong Kong Verified