Dorothy Vaughan vs Ilya Prigogine
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Compare the life timelines of Dorothy Vaughan (1910–2008) and Ilya Prigogine (1917–2003) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 86 years, from 1917 to 2003.
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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
Ilya Prigogine (1917–2003)
- — Born in Moscow Verified
- — His family left Russia Verified
- — Settled in Belgium Verified
- — Completed a doctorate at the Université Libre de Bruxelles Verified
- — Appointed professor at the Université Libre de Bruxelles Verified
- — Directed the Center for Statistical Mechanics in Austin, Texas Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Verified
- — Published Order Out of Chaos with Isabelle Stengers
- — Granted the Belgian title of viscount Verified
- — Died in Brussels Verified