James Lovelock vs Sydney Brenner
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Compare the life timelines of James Lovelock (1919–2022) and Sydney Brenner (1927–2019) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 92 years, from 1927 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
Sydney Brenner (1927–2019)
- — Born in Germiston, South Africa Verified
- — Entered the University of the Witwatersrand at 15 Verified
- — Qualified in medicine at the University of the Witwatersrand Verified
- — Married May Covitz Verified
- — Earned a DPhil from the University of Oxford Verified
- — Joined the MRC unit at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge Verified
- — Co-discovered messenger RNA and the triplet genetic code Verified
- — Established Caenorhabditis elegans as a model organism Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Verified
- — Died in Singapore Verified