Chien-Shiung Wu vs Mary Leakey
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Compare the life timelines of Chien-Shiung Wu (1912–1997) and Mary Leakey (1913–1996) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 83 years, from 1913 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
Mary Leakey (1913–1996)
- — Born in London, England Verified
- — Attended lectures in archaeology and geology at University College London Verified
- — Married Louis Leakey Verified
- — Moved to East Africa Verified
- — Discovered the Proconsul africanus skull on Rusinga Island Verified
- — Discovered the Zinjanthropus cranium (OH 5) at Olduvai Gorge Verified
- — Took charge of the excavations at Olduvai Gorge
- — Directed the excavation of the Laetoli footprints in Tanzania Verified
- — Published the autobiography Disclosing the Past Verified
- — Died in Nairobi, Kenya Verified