Edwin Land vs Félix Houphouët-Boigny
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Compare the life timelines of Edwin Land (1909–1991) and Félix Houphouët-Boigny (1905–1993) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 82 years, from 1909 to 1991.
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Edwin Land (1909–1991)
- — Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut Verified
- — Attended Harvard University Verified
- — Invented the first inexpensive polarizer Verified
- — Founded the Polaroid Corporation Verified
- — Introduced instant photography Verified
- — Awarded the National Medal of Science Verified
- — Introduced the SX-70 instant camera Verified
- — Retired from Polaroid Verified
- — Died in Cambridge, Massachusetts Verified
Félix Houphouët-Boigny (1905–1993)
- — Born at N'Gokro, later Yamoussoukro Verified
- — Practised as a médecin africain Verified
- — Trained at the École normale William Ponty in Dakar Verified
- — Founded the Syndicat Agricole Africain Verified
- — Elected to the French Constituent Assembly Verified
- — Sponsored the law abolishing forced labour in French Africa Verified
- — Served as a minister in French governments Verified
- — Became the first President of Ivory Coast Verified
- — Consecration of the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace Verified
- — Died at Yamoussoukro Verified