David Attenborough vs John McCarthy
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Compare the life timelines of David Attenborough (1926–present) and John McCarthy (1927–2011) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 84 years, from 1927 to 2011.
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David Attenborough (1926–present)
- — Born in Isleworth, west London Verified
- — Studied natural sciences at Clare College, Cambridge Verified
- — Married Jane Elizabeth Ebsworth Oriel Verified
- — Joined the BBC as a trainee producer Verified
- — Began presenting Zoo Quest Verified
- — Appointed controller of BBC Two Verified
- — Presented Life on Earth Verified
- — Knighted Verified
- — Presented The Blue Planet Verified
- — Released A Life on Our Planet Verified
John McCarthy (1927–2011)
- — Born in Boston, Massachusetts Verified
- — Bachelor's degree from Caltech Verified
- — PhD from Princeton University Verified
- — Organized the Dartmouth AI conference Verified
- — Invented the Lisp programming language Verified
- — Founded the Stanford AI Laboratory Verified
- — Received the Turing Award Verified
- — Awarded the National Medal of Science Verified
- — Died in Stanford, California Verified