Dorothy Vaughan vs Pope John Paul II
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Compare the life timelines of Dorothy Vaughan (1910–2008) and Pope John Paul II (1920–2005) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 85 years, from 1920 to 2005.
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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
Pope John Paul II (1920–2005)
- — Born in Wadowice, Poland Verified
- — Ordained a Catholic priest Verified
- — Appointed Archbishop of Kraków Verified
- — Elected Pope Verified
- — Undertook extensive international pilgrimages Verified
- — Supported the Solidarity movement in Poland Verified
- — Survived an assassination attempt Verified
- — Died at the Vatican Verified
- — Canonized as a saint Verified