Charles Sherrington vs Willis Carrier
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Compare the life timelines of Charles Sherrington (1857–1952) and Willis Carrier (1876–1950) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 74 years, from 1876 to 1950.
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Charles Sherrington (1857–1952)
- — Born in Islington, London Verified
- — Studied at the University of Cambridge Verified
- — Professor of Physiology at Liverpool Verified
- — Coined the term 'synapse' Verified
- — Published 'The Integrative Action of the Nervous System' Verified
- — Waynflete Professor of Physiology at Oxford Verified
- — President of the Royal Society Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Verified
- — Died in Eastbourne, England Verified
Willis Carrier (1876–1950)
- — Born in Angola, New York Verified
- — Graduated from Cornell University in engineering Verified
- — Designed the first modern air conditioning system Verified
- — Patented the 'Apparatus for Treating Air' Verified
- — Presented his 'Rational Psychrometric Formulae' Verified
- — Co-founded the Carrier Engineering Corporation Verified
- — Introduced the centrifugal chiller Verified
- — Air conditioned major public buildings and theaters Verified
- — Died in New York City Verified