Dorothy Vaughan vs Walter Sisulu
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Compare the life timelines of Dorothy Vaughan (1910–2008) and Walter Sisulu (1912–2003) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 91 years, from 1912 to 2003.
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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
Walter Sisulu (1912–2003)
- — Born in Ngcobo, Transkei Verified
- — Moved to Johannesburg for work
- — Joined the African National Congress Verified
- — Co-founded the ANC Youth League Verified
- — Married Albertina Thethiwe Verified
- — Elected secretary-general of the ANC Verified
- — Arrested at Liliesleaf Farm in Rivonia Verified
- — Sentenced to life imprisonment in the Rivonia Trial Verified
- — Released from prison Verified
- — Died in Johannesburg Verified