Elizabeth Blackwell vs James Clerk Maxwell
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Compare the life timelines of Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910) and James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 48 years, from 1831 to 1879.
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Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910)
- — Born in Bristol, England Verified
- — Emigrated with her family to the United States Verified
- — Admitted to Geneva Medical College in New York Verified
- — Became the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States Verified
- — Co-founded the New York Infirmary for Indigent Women and Children Verified
- — Became the first woman entered on the British Medical Register Verified
- — Opened the Women's Medical College of the New York Infirmary Verified
- — Returned permanently to England Verified
- — Appointed professor of gynecology at the London School of Medicine for Women Verified
- — Died in Hastings, England Verified
James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879)
- — Born in Edinburgh, Scotland Verified
- — Studied at the University of Edinburgh Verified
- — Studied at the University of Cambridge Verified
- — Appointed professor at Marischal College, Aberdeen Verified
- — Married Katherine Mary Dewar Verified
- — Became professor at King's College London and produced the first colour photograph Verified
- — Published 'A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field' Verified
- — Became first Cavendish Professor of Physics at Cambridge Verified
- — Published 'A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism' Verified
- — Died in Cambridge, England Verified