Claude Shannon vs Dorothy Vaughan
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Compare the life timelines of Claude Shannon (1916–2001) and Dorothy Vaughan (1910–2008) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 85 years, from 1916 to 2001.
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Claude Shannon (1916–2001)
- — Born in Petoskey, Michigan Verified
- — Master's thesis on Boolean algebra and switching circuits Verified
- — PhD from MIT Verified
- — Joined Bell Telephone Laboratories Verified
- — Published A Mathematical Theory of Communication Verified
- — Built Theseus, a maze-solving mechanical mouse Verified
- — Became professor at MIT Verified
- — Awarded the National Medal of Science Verified
- — Death in Medford, Massachusetts Verified
Dorothy Vaughan (1910–2008)
- — Born in Kansas City, Missouri Verified
- — Graduated from Wilberforce University Verified
- — Taught mathematics at Robert Russa Moton High School Verified
- — Married Howard Vaughan Verified
- — Began work at the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory Verified
- — Appointed head of West Area Computing Verified
- — Joined the Analysis and Computation Division after NACA became NASA Verified
- — Learned FORTRAN and taught it to her colleagues Verified
- — Retired from NASA Verified
- — Died in Hampton, Virginia Verified