Frank Whittle vs Thurgood Marshall
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Compare the life timelines of Frank Whittle (1907–1996) and Thurgood Marshall (1908–1993) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 85 years, from 1908 to 1993.
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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
Thurgood Marshall (1908–1993)
- — Born in Baltimore, Maryland Verified
- — Graduated from Howard University School of Law Verified
- — Founded the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Verified
- — Won Brown v. Board of Education Verified
- — Appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals Verified
- — Appointed U.S. Solicitor General Verified
- — Appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court Verified
- — Retired from the Supreme Court Verified
- — Died in Bethesda, Maryland Verified