Jacques Cousteau vs Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
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Compare the life timelines of Jacques Cousteau (1910–1997) and Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910–1995) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 85 years, from 1910 to 1995.
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Jacques Cousteau (1910–1997)
- — Born in Saint-André-de-Cubzac, France Verified
- — Entered the French naval academy at Brest Verified
- — A car accident ended his plan to become a naval aviator Verified
- — Married Simone Melchior Verified
- — Co-developed the Aqua-Lung with Émile Gagnan Verified
- — Took command of the research ship Calypso Verified
- — The Silent World won the Palme d'Or at Cannes Verified
- — The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau aired on television Verified
- — Elected to the Académie française Verified
- — Died in Paris 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