Clement Attlee vs Edwin Armstrong

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Compare the life timelines of Clement Attlee (1883–1967) and Edwin Armstrong (1890–1954) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 64 years, from 1890 to 1954.

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Clement Attlee (1883–1967)

3 January 1883 — Born in Putney, London Verified
1904 — Graduated from University College, Oxford Verified
1914 – 1919 — Served in the First World War Verified
15 November 1922 — Elected Member of Parliament for Limehouse Verified
8 October 1935 – 7 December 1955 — Became Leader of the Labour Party Verified
1940 – 1945 — Served as Deputy Prime Minister in the wartime coalition Verified
26 July 1945 – 26 October 1951 — Became Prime Minister after Labour's landslide victory Verified
15 August 1947 — Oversaw the independence of India and Pakistan Verified
5 July 1948 — Oversaw founding of the National Health Service Verified
8 October 1967 — Died in London Verified

Edwin Armstrong (1890–1954)

18 December 1890 — Born in New York City Verified
1912 — Invented the regenerative circuit while an undergraduate Verified
1913 — Graduated from Columbia University in electrical engineering Verified
1918 — Invented the superheterodyne receiver while serving in World War I Verified
1921 — Invented the superregenerative circuit Verified
December 1923 — Married Marion MacInnis Verified
26 December 1933 — Received patents for wideband FM radio Verified
1938 — Built pioneering FM station W2XMN in Alpine, New Jersey Verified
1948 — Filed patent infringement suit against RCA over FM Verified
1 February 1954 — Died in New York City Verified