Dorothy Hodgkin vs Frank Whittle
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Compare the life timelines of Dorothy Hodgkin (1910–1994) and Frank Whittle (1907–1996) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 84 years, from 1910 to 1994.
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Dorothy Hodgkin (1910–1994)
- — Born in Cairo, Egypt Verified
- — Studied chemistry at Oxford Verified
- — Completed doctorate at Cambridge Verified
- — Determined the structure of penicillin Verified
- — Determined the structure of vitamin B12 Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Verified
- — Determined the structure of insulin Verified
- — Death in Shipston-on-Stour, England Verified
Frank Whittle (1907–1996)
- — Born in Coventry, England Verified
- — Joined the Royal Air Force as an apprentice Verified
- — Proposed jet propulsion in his thesis and filed a patent Verified
- — Co-founded Power Jets Ltd Verified
- — First test run of the Whittle jet engine Verified
- — First flight of the Gloster E.28/39 Verified
- — Knighted for his contributions to aviation Verified
- — Emigrated to the United States Verified
- — Awarded the Order of Merit Verified
- — Died in Columbia, Maryland Verified