Frank Whittle vs Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
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Compare the life timelines of Frank Whittle (1907–1996) and Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (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
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910–1995)
- — Born in Lahore, British India Verified
- — Graduated from Presidency College, Madras Verified
- — Derived the Chandrasekhar limit on the voyage to England Verified
- — Completed PhD at the University of Cambridge Verified
- — Married Lalitha Doraiswamy Verified
- — Joined the University of Chicago Verified
- — Served as editor of The Astrophysical Journal Verified
- — Became a naturalized United States citizen Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
- — Died in Chicago, United States Verified