Frank Whittle vs Konrad Zuse
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Compare the life timelines of Frank Whittle (1907–1996) and Konrad Zuse (1910–1995) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 85 years, from 1910 to 1995.
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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
Konrad Zuse (1910–1995)
- — Born in Berlin, Germany Verified
- — Graduated in civil engineering from the Technical University of Berlin Verified
- — Completed the Z1 mechanical computer Verified
- — Completed the Z3, the first programmable digital computer Verified
- — Designed the Plankalkül programming language Verified
- — Founded the company Zuse KG Verified
- — Proposed the concept of a computable universe Verified
- — Died in Hünfeld, Germany Verified