Dorothy Vaughan vs Maurice Hilleman
2 of 5 added. Type a name to add another.
Compare the life timelines of Dorothy Vaughan (1910–2008) and Maurice Hilleman (1919–2005) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 86 years, from 1919 to 2005.
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
Maurice Hilleman (1919–2005)
- — Born near Miles City, Montana Verified
- — Doctorate from the University of Chicago Verified
- — Joined E.R. Squibb and Sons Verified
- — Headed vaccine research at Merck Verified
- — Developed the mumps vaccine Verified
- — Developed the measles vaccine Verified
- — Developed the hepatitis B vaccine Verified
- — Awarded the National Medal of Science Verified
- — Died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Verified