Charles-Augustin de Coulomb vs Louis Antoine de Bougainville
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Compare the life timelines of Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (1736–1806) and Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729–1811) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 70 years, from 1736 to 1806.
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Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (1736–1806)
- — Born in Angouleme, France Verified
- — Graduated from the Royal Engineering School of Mezieres Verified
- — Supervised fortification works on Martinique Verified
- — Won the Academy of Sciences prize for work on magnetic compasses Verified
- — Elected to the French Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Published the torsion balance memoirs establishing Coulomb's law Verified
- — Retired from Paris during the French Revolution Verified
- — Appointed inspector general of public instruction Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified
Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729–1811)
- — Born in Paris, France Verified
- — Published a treatise on integral calculus Verified
- — Served as aide-de-camp to Montcalm in New France during the Seven Years' War Verified
- — Founded a French settlement in the Falkland Islands Verified
- — Led the first official French circumnavigation of the globe Verified
- — Published Voyage autour du monde Verified
- — Served in the French navy during the American Revolutionary War Verified
- — Made a senator and Count of the Empire under Napoleon Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified