Chien-Shiung Wu vs Roald Dahl
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Compare the life timelines of Chien-Shiung Wu (1912–1997) and Roald Dahl (1916–1990) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 74 years, from 1916 to 1990.
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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
Roald Dahl (1916–1990)
- — Born in Llandaff, Cardiff Verified
- — Attended Repton School in Derbyshire Verified
- — Joined the Shell Petroleum Company Verified
- — Enlisted in the Royal Air Force Verified
- — Posted to Washington, D.C. as assistant air attaché and published his first story Verified
- — Married actress Patricia Neal Verified
- — Settled at Gipsy House in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire Verified
- — Published James and the Giant Peach Verified
- — Published Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Verified
- — Died in Oxford Verified