Chien-Shiung Wu vs Czesław Miłosz
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Compare the life timelines of Chien-Shiung Wu (1912–1997) and Czesław Miłosz (1911–2004) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 85 years, from 1912 to 1997.
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Chien-Shiung Wu (1912–1997)
- — Born in Liuhe, Jiangsu Province, China Verified
- — Graduated in physics from National Central University in Nanjing Verified
- — Emigrated to the United States for graduate study Verified
- — Earned PhD in physics from the University of California, Berkeley Verified
- — Married physicist Luke Chia-Liu Yuan Verified
- — Joined the Manhattan Project at Columbia University Verified
- — Conducted the Wu experiment demonstrating parity violation Verified
- — Became first female president of the American Physical Society Verified
- — Received the inaugural Wolf Prize in Physics Verified
- — Died in New York City Verified
Czesław Miłosz (1911–2004)
- — Born in Šeteniai Verified
- — Takes a law degree at Stefan Batory University in Vilnius Verified
- — Spends the German occupation in Warsaw Verified
- — Serves as a Polish cultural attaché in the United States and France Verified
- — Breaks with the Polish government and seeks asylum in France Verified
- — Publishes The Captive Mind Verified
- — Moves to the United States to teach at Berkeley Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature Verified
- — Settles in Kraków Verified
- — Dies in Kraków Verified