David Attenborough vs Yuan T. Lee

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Compare the life timelines of David Attenborough (1926–present) and Yuan T. Lee (1936–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 90 years, from 1936 to 2026.

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David Attenborough (1926–present)

  1. — Born in Isleworth, west London Verified
  2. — Studied natural sciences at Clare College, Cambridge Verified
  3. — Married Jane Elizabeth Ebsworth Oriel Verified
  4. — Joined the BBC as a trainee producer Verified
  5. — Began presenting Zoo Quest Verified
  6. — Appointed controller of BBC Two Verified
  7. — Presented Life on Earth Verified
  8. — Knighted Verified
  9. — Presented The Blue Planet Verified
  10. — Released A Life on Our Planet Verified

Yuan T. Lee (1936–present)

  1. — Born in Hsinchu, Taiwan Verified
  2. — Bachelor's degree from National Taiwan University Verified
  3. — Master's degree from National Tsing Hua University Verified
  4. — Doctorate in chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley Verified
  5. — Joined the faculty of the University of Chicago Verified
  6. — Professor at Berkeley and investigator at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Verified
  7. — Shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Verified
  8. — Returned to Taiwan as president of Academia Sinica Verified
  9. — President of the International Council for Science Verified