John Adams vs Pierre-Simon Laplace
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Compare the life timelines of John Adams (1735–1826) and Pierre-Simon Laplace (1749–1827) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 77 years, from 1749 to 1826.
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John Adams (1735–1826)
- — Born in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony Verified
- — Graduated from Harvard College Verified
- — Married Abigail Smith Verified
- — Defended British soldiers accused in the Boston Massacre Verified
- — Served as a delegate to the Continental Congress Verified
- — Helped draft and championed the Declaration of Independence Verified
- — Co-negotiated and signed the Treaty of Paris Verified
- — Served as the first Vice President of the United States Verified
- — Served as the second President of the United States Verified
- — Died at Quincy, Massachusetts, on the fiftieth anniversary of independence Verified
Pierre-Simon Laplace (1749–1827)
- — Born in Beaumont-en-Auge, Normandy Verified
- — Studied at the University of Caen Verified
- — Moved to Paris and became professor at the Ecole Militaire Verified
- — Elected to the French Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Married Marie-Charlotte de Courty de Romanges Verified
- — Published Exposition du systeme du monde Verified
- — Published the five volumes of Traite de mecanique celeste Verified
- — Served briefly as Napoleon's Minister of the Interior Verified
- — Published Theorie analytique des probabilites Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified