David Attenborough vs Sydney Brenner
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Compare the life timelines of David Attenborough (1926–present) and Sydney Brenner (1927–2019) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 92 years, from 1927 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
Sydney Brenner (1927–2019)
- — Born in Germiston, South Africa Verified
- — Entered the University of the Witwatersrand at 15 Verified
- — Qualified in medicine at the University of the Witwatersrand Verified
- — Married May Covitz Verified
- — Earned a DPhil from the University of Oxford Verified
- — Joined the MRC unit at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge Verified
- — Co-discovered messenger RNA and the triplet genetic code Verified
- — Established Caenorhabditis elegans as a model organism Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Verified
- — Died in Singapore Verified