Lee de Forest vs W. E. B. Du Bois
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Compare the life timelines of Lee de Forest (1873–1961) and W. E. B. Du Bois (1868–1963) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 88 years, from 1873 to 1961.
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Lee de Forest (1873–1961)
- — Born in Council Bluffs, Iowa Verified
- — PhD from Yale University Verified
- — Invented the Audion triode vacuum tube Verified
- — Broadcast early radio transmissions Verified
- — Developed the Phonofilm sound-on-film system Verified
- — Published his autobiography Father of Radio Verified
- — Received an honorary Academy Award Verified
- — Died in Hollywood, California Verified
W. E. B. Du Bois (1868–1963)
- — Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts Verified
- — Earned a doctorate from Harvard University Verified
- — Published The Souls of Black Folk Verified
- — Co-founded the NAACP Verified
- — Edited The Crisis magazine Verified
- — Organized Pan-African Congresses Verified
- — Emigrated to Ghana Verified
- — Died in Accra, Ghana Verified