James Lovelock vs Murray Gell-Mann
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Compare the life timelines of James Lovelock (1919–2022) and Murray Gell-Mann (1929–2019) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 90 years, from 1929 to 2019.
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James Lovelock (1919–2022)
- — Born in Letchworth Garden City, England Verified
- — Joined the National Institute for Medical Research in London Verified
- — Graduated in chemistry from the University of Manchester Verified
- — Received a doctorate in medicine from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Verified
- — Invented the electron capture detector Verified
- — Worked with NASA on instruments for planetary exploration Verified
- — Became an independent scientist Verified
- — Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society Verified
- — Published Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth Verified
- — Died at his home in Dorset on his 103rd birthday Verified
Murray Gell-Mann (1929–2019)
- — Born in New York City Verified
- — Earned a bachelor's degree from Yale University Verified
- — Earned a PhD from MIT Verified
- — Introduced the concept of strangeness Verified
- — Joined the California Institute of Technology Verified
- — Proposed the Eightfold Way and the quark model Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
- — Co-founded the Santa Fe Institute Verified
- — Died in Santa Fe, New Mexico Verified