Dorothy Vaughan vs John Cage
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Compare the life timelines of Dorothy Vaughan (1910–2008) and John Cage (1912–1992) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 80 years, from 1912 to 1992.
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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
John Cage (1912–1992)
- — Born in Los Angeles, California Verified
- — Studied with Arnold Schoenberg Verified
- — Developed the prepared piano Verified
- — Began collaboration with Merce Cunningham Verified
- — Composed Sonatas and Interludes Verified
- — Premiere of 4'33'' Verified
- — Published the book Silence Verified
- — Died in New York City Verified