Frank Whittle vs John Mauchly
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Compare the life timelines of Frank Whittle (1907–1996) and John Mauchly (1907–1980) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 73 years, from 1907 to 1980.
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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
John Mauchly (1907–1980)
- — Born in Cincinnati, Ohio Verified
- — Doctorate in physics from Johns Hopkins University Verified
- — Joined the Moore School of Electrical Engineering Verified
- — Co-invented ENIAC Verified
- — Co-founded the Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation Verified
- — Completed the UNIVAC I Verified
- — ENIAC patent invalidated in Honeywell v. Sperry Rand Verified
- — Died in Ambler, Pennsylvania Verified