Dorothy Vaughan vs Fred Hoyle
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Compare the life timelines of Dorothy Vaughan (1910–2008) and Fred Hoyle (1915–2001) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 86 years, from 1915 to 2001.
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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
Fred Hoyle (1915–2001)
- — Born in Bingley, Yorkshire, England Verified
- — Studied mathematics at Emmanuel College, Cambridge Verified
- — Proposed the steady-state theory of the universe Verified
- — Coined the term 'Big Bang' Verified
- — Published landmark work on stellar nucleosynthesis Verified
- — Founded the Institute of Astronomy at Cambridge Verified
- — Knighted Verified
- — Awarded the Crafoord Prize Verified
- — Died in Bournemouth, England Verified