George Eastman vs Santiago Ramón y Cajal
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Compare the life timelines of George Eastman (1854–1932) and Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852–1934) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 78 years, from 1854 to 1932.
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George Eastman (1854–1932)
- — Born in Waterville, New York Verified
- — Family moved to Rochester, New York Verified
- — Left school to work, eventually becoming a bank clerk Verified
- — Patented a dry-plate coating machine and began photographic manufacturing Verified
- — Co-founded the Eastman Dry Plate Company with Henry A. Strong Verified
- — Introduced the Kodak camera Verified
- — Launched the one-dollar Brownie camera Verified
- — Made landmark philanthropic gifts to MIT, the University of Rochester, and others Verified
- — Died in Rochester, New York Verified
Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852–1934)
- — Born in Petilla de Aragón, Spain Verified
- — Graduated in medicine from the University of Zaragoza Verified
- — Served as an army medical officer in Cuba Verified
- — Married Silveria Fañanás García Verified
- — Appointed professor of anatomy at the University of Valencia Verified
- — Moved to the University of Barcelona and began landmark studies of the nervous system Verified
- — Appointed professor of histology and pathological anatomy at Madrid Verified
- — Published Textura del Sistema Nervioso del Hombre y de los Vertebrados Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Verified
- — Died in Madrid Verified