Dorothy Vaughan vs Rita Levi-Montalcini
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Compare the life timelines of Dorothy Vaughan (1910–2008) and Rita Levi-Montalcini (1909–2012) 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
Rita Levi-Montalcini (1909–2012)
- — Born in Turin, Italy Verified
- — Graduated in medicine from the University of Turin Verified
- — Conducted secret research during wartime persecution Verified
- — Joined Washington University in St. Louis Verified
- — Discovered nerve growth factor Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Verified
- — Appointed Senator for Life of Italy Verified
- — Died in Rome, Italy Verified