Dorothy Vaughan vs Michael E. DeBakey
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Compare the life timelines of Dorothy Vaughan (1910–2008) and Michael E. DeBakey (1908–2008) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 98 years, from 1910 to 2008.
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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
Michael E. DeBakey (1908–2008)
- — Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana Verified
- — Designed the roller pump as a medical student Verified
- — Received his medical degree from Tulane University Verified
- — Served in the Office of the Surgeon General of the United States Army Verified
- — Joined Baylor University College of Medicine in Houston Verified
- — Performed a successful carotid endarterectomy Verified
- — Performed a coronary artery bypass graft Verified
- — Implanted a left ventricular assist device Verified
- — Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Verified
- — Died in Houston, Texas Verified