Dorothy Vaughan vs Francis Crick
2 of 5 added. Type a name to add another.
Compare the life timelines of Dorothy Vaughan (1910–2008) and Francis Crick (1916–2004) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 88 years, from 1916 to 2004.
Verified event
Unverified event
Approximate (circa) date
Lifespan
Scroll to zoom, drag to pan. Hover events for details. Click a name to open the profile.
Dorothy Vaughan (1910–2008)
- — Born in Kansas City, Missouri Verified
- — Graduated from Wilberforce University Verified
- — Taught mathematics at Robert Russa Moton High School Verified
- — Married Howard Vaughan Verified
- — Began work at the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory Verified
- — Appointed head of West Area Computing Verified
- — Joined the Analysis and Computation Division after NACA became NASA Verified
- — Learned FORTRAN and taught it to her colleagues Verified
- — Retired from NASA Verified
- — Died in Hampton, Virginia Verified
Francis Crick (1916–2004)
- — Born in Northampton, England Verified
- — Graduated from University College London Verified
- — Joined the Cavendish Laboratory Verified
- — Co-discovered the structure of DNA Verified
- — Proposed the central dogma of molecular biology Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize Verified
- — Moved to the Salk Institute Verified
- — Died in San Diego, California Verified