Dorothy Vaughan vs Jack Kilby
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Compare the life timelines of Dorothy Vaughan (1910–2008) and Jack Kilby (1923–2005) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 82 years, from 1923 to 2005.
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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
Jack Kilby (1923–2005)
- — Born in Jefferson City, Missouri Verified
- — Bachelor's degree from University of Illinois Verified
- — Joined Texas Instruments Verified
- — Invented the integrated circuit Verified
- — Co-invented the handheld calculator Verified
- — Awarded the National Medal of Science Verified
- — Received the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
- — Died in Dallas, Texas Verified