Dorothy Vaughan vs Jacques Cousteau
2 of 5 added. Type a name to add another.
Compare the life timelines of Dorothy Vaughan (1910–2008) and Jacques Cousteau (1910–1997) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 87 years, from 1910 to 1997.
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
Jacques Cousteau (1910–1997)
- — Born in Saint-André-de-Cubzac, France Verified
- — Entered the French naval academy at Brest Verified
- — A car accident ended his plan to become a naval aviator Verified
- — Married Simone Melchior Verified
- — Co-developed the Aqua-Lung with Émile Gagnan Verified
- — Took command of the research ship Calypso Verified
- — The Silent World won the Palme d'Or at Cannes Verified
- — The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau aired on television Verified
- — Elected to the Académie française Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified