David Attenborough vs Margaret Hamilton
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Compare the life timelines of David Attenborough (1926–present) and Margaret Hamilton (1936–2026) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 90 years, from 1936 to 2026.
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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
Margaret Hamilton (1936–2026)
- — Born in Paoli, Indiana Verified
- — Married James Cox Hamilton Verified
- — Graduated from Earlham College with a degree in mathematics Verified
- — Joined MIT to work on the SAGE air defence project Verified
- — Led Apollo onboard flight software at the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory Verified
- — Apollo 11 landed with her team's software handling computer alarms Verified
- — Founded Higher Order Software Verified
- — Founded Hamilton Technologies in Cambridge, Massachusetts Verified
- — Received the NASA Exceptional Space Act Award Verified
- — Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Verified
- — Died