E. O. Wilson vs Murray Gell-Mann
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Compare the life timelines of E. O. Wilson (1929–2021) and Murray Gell-Mann (1929–2019) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 90 years, from 1929 to 2019.
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E. O. Wilson (1929–2021)
- — Born in Birmingham, Alabama Verified
- — Graduated from the University of Alabama Verified
- — Earned a doctorate in biology at Harvard University Verified
- — Married Irene Kelley Verified
- — Joined the Harvard University faculty Verified
- — Published The Theory of Island Biogeography with Robert MacArthur Verified
- — Published Sociobiology: The New Synthesis Verified
- — Won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction for On Human Nature Verified
- — Won a second Pulitzer Prize for The Ants Verified
- — Died in Burlington, Massachusetts Verified
Murray Gell-Mann (1929–2019)
- — Born in New York City Verified
- — Earned a bachelor's degree from Yale University Verified
- — Earned a PhD from MIT Verified
- — Introduced the concept of strangeness Verified
- — Joined the California Institute of Technology Verified
- — Proposed the Eightfold Way and the quark model Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
- — Co-founded the Santa Fe Institute Verified
- — Died in Santa Fe, New Mexico Verified