Dorothy Vaughan vs Jonas Salk
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Compare the life timelines of Dorothy Vaughan (1910–2008) and Jonas Salk (1914–1995) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 81 years, from 1914 to 1995.
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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
Jonas Salk (1914–1995)
- — Born in New York City Verified
- — Began polio vaccine research at Pittsburgh
- — Polio vaccine declared safe and effective Verified
- — Founded the Salk Institute Verified
- — Died in La Jolla, California Verified