Chien-Shiung Wu vs Ella Fitzgerald
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Compare the life timelines of Chien-Shiung Wu (1912–1997) and Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 79 years, from 1917 to 1996.
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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
Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996)
- — Born in Newport News, Virginia Verified
- — Won amateur night at the Apollo Theater Verified
- — Joined the Chick Webb Orchestra Verified
- — Recorded A-Tisket, A-Tasket Verified
- — Began working with Norman Granz Verified
- — Recorded the Great American Songbook series Verified
- — Won her first Grammy Awards Verified
- — Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Verified
- — Died in Beverly Hills, California Verified