James Chadwick vs Louis Leakey
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Compare the life timelines of James Chadwick (1891–1974) and Louis Leakey (1903–1972) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 69 years, from 1903 to 1972.
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James Chadwick (1891–1974)
- — Born in Bollington, Cheshire, England Verified
- — Graduated in physics from the University of Manchester Verified
- — Interned at Ruhleben camp in Germany during the First World War Verified
- — Earned PhD at the University of Cambridge and joined the Cavendish Laboratory Verified
- — Married Aileen Stewart-Brown Verified
- — Discovered the neutron Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
- — Appointed professor of physics at the University of Liverpool Verified
- — Led the British mission to the Manhattan Project Verified
- — Died in Cambridge, England Verified
Louis Leakey (1903–1972)
- — Born at Kabete, British East Africa Verified
- — Studied at St John's College, Cambridge Verified
- — Began excavations at Olduvai Gorge Verified
- — Married Mary Nicol Verified
- — Served as curator of the Coryndon Memorial Museum in Nairobi Verified
- — Proconsul africanus skull found on Rusinga Island Verified
- — Discovery of the Zinjanthropus skull at Olduvai Gorge Verified
- — Arranged long-term primate field studies Verified
- — Homo habilis named from Olduvai fossils Verified
- — Died in London Verified