Cahit Arf vs William Shockley
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Compare the life timelines of Cahit Arf (1910–1997) and William Shockley (1910–1989) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 79 years, from 1910 to 1989.
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Cahit Arf (1910–1997)
- — Born in Salonica in the Ottoman Empire Verified
- — Taught mathematics at Galatasaray High School in Istanbul Verified
- — Graduated from the École Normale Supérieure in Paris Verified
- — Joined Istanbul University as an assistant in mathematics Verified
- — Doctorate at the University of Göttingen under Helmut Hasse Verified
- — Introduced the Arf invariant of quadratic forms Verified
- — Awarded the İnönü Prize Verified
- — Member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton Verified
- — Professor at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara Verified
- — Died in Istanbul Verified
William Shockley (1910–1989)
- — Born in London, England, to American parents Verified
- — Earned bachelor's degree from Caltech Verified
- — Earned PhD in physics from MIT Verified
- — Led operations research on anti-submarine warfare during World War II Verified
- — Led the Bell Labs group that invented the transistor Verified
- — Invented the junction transistor Verified
- — Founded Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory in Mountain View, California Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
- — Became professor of engineering at Stanford University Verified
- — Died in Stanford, California Verified