Frank Whittle vs Hideki Yukawa
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Compare the life timelines of Frank Whittle (1907–1996) and Hideki Yukawa (1907–1981) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 74 years, from 1907 to 1981.
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Frank Whittle (1907–1996)
- — Born in Coventry, England Verified
- — Joined the Royal Air Force as an apprentice Verified
- — Proposed jet propulsion in his thesis and filed a patent Verified
- — Co-founded Power Jets Ltd Verified
- — First test run of the Whittle jet engine Verified
- — First flight of the Gloster E.28/39 Verified
- — Knighted for his contributions to aviation Verified
- — Emigrated to the United States Verified
- — Awarded the Order of Merit Verified
- — Died in Columbia, Maryland Verified
Hideki Yukawa (1907–1981)
- — Born in Tokyo, Japan Verified
- — Graduated from Kyoto Imperial University Verified
- — Married Sumi Yukawa and took her family name Verified
- — Became lecturer at Osaka Imperial University Verified
- — Published meson theory of nuclear forces Verified
- — Appointed professor at Kyoto Imperial University Verified
- — Visiting professorships at Princeton and Columbia Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
- — Became first director of the Research Institute for Fundamental Physics in Kyoto Verified
- — Died in Kyoto, Japan Verified