Frank Whittle vs Nikolaas Tinbergen
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Compare the life timelines of Frank Whittle (1907–1996) and Nikolaas Tinbergen (1907–1988) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 81 years, from 1907 to 1988.
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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
Nikolaas Tinbergen (1907–1988)
- — Born in The Hague, Netherlands Verified
- — Married Elisabeth Rutten and travelled to Greenland Verified
- — Doctorate in biology from Leiden University Verified
- — Began collaboration with Konrad Lorenz Verified
- — Held in a German hostage camp during the occupation of the Netherlands Verified
- — Moved to the University of Oxford Verified
- — Published The Study of Instinct Verified
- — Published On Aims and Methods of Ethology Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Verified
- — Died in Oxford, England Verified