Carl Friedrich Gauss vs George Stephenson
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Compare the life timelines of Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855) and George Stephenson (1781–1848) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 67 years, from 1781 to 1848.
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Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855)
- — Born in Brunswick, Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel Verified
- — Studied at the University of Gottingen Verified
- — Proved the constructibility of the regular 17-gon Verified
- — Published Disquisitiones Arithmeticae Verified
- — Computed the orbit of the asteroid Ceres Verified
- — Married Johanna Osthoff Verified
- — Appointed director of the Gottingen Observatory Verified
- — Led the geodetic survey of the Kingdom of Hanover Verified
- — Built an early electromagnetic telegraph with Wilhelm Weber Verified
- — Died in Gottingen Verified
George Stephenson (1781–1848)
- — Born in Wylam, Northumberland, England Verified
- — Married Frances Henderson Verified
- — Built his first locomotive, Blücher, at Killingworth Colliery Verified
- — Invented a miners' safety lamp Verified
- — Opened the Stockton and Darlington Railway Verified
- — Won the Rainhill Trials with the locomotive Rocket Verified
- — Opened the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Verified
- — Moved to Tapton House near Chesterfield Verified
- — Died at Tapton House, Chesterfield Verified