David Attenborough vs Murray Gell-Mann
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Compare the life timelines of David Attenborough (1926–present) and Murray Gell-Mann (1929–2019) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 90 years, from 1929 to 2019.
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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
Murray Gell-Mann (1929–2019)
- — Born in New York City Verified
- — Earned a bachelor's degree from Yale University Verified
- — Earned a PhD from MIT Verified
- — Introduced the concept of strangeness Verified
- — Joined the California Institute of Technology Verified
- — Proposed the Eightfold Way and the quark model Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
- — Co-founded the Santa Fe Institute Verified
- — Died in Santa Fe, New Mexico Verified