Dorothy Vaughan vs Thomas Watson Jr.
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Compare the life timelines of Dorothy Vaughan (1910–2008) and Thomas Watson Jr. (1914–1993) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 79 years, from 1914 to 1993.
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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
Thomas Watson Jr. (1914–1993)
- — Born in Dayton, Ohio Verified
- — Graduates from Brown University Verified
- — Serves as a pilot in the United States Army Air Forces Verified
- — Returns to IBM after the war Verified
- — Becomes president of IBM Verified
- — IBM announces the System/360 Verified
- — Steps down as chief executive of IBM after a heart attack Verified
- — Serves as United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union Verified
- — Dies in Greenwich, Connecticut Verified