Li Ka-shing vs Roger Penrose
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Compare the life timelines of Li Ka-shing (1928–present) and Roger Penrose (1931–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 95 years, from 1931 to 2026.
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Li Ka-shing (1928–present)
- — Born in Chaozhou, Guangdong, China Verified
- — Family fled to Hong Kong Verified
- — Left school to work after his father's death Verified
- — Founded Cheung Kong Industries Verified
- — Married Chong Yuet-ming Verified
- — Cheung Kong listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Verified
- — Acquired a controlling stake in Hutchison Whampoa Verified
- — Established the Li Ka Shing Foundation Verified
- — Reorganised his businesses into CK Hutchison Holdings Verified
- — Retired as chairman of CK Hutchison Holdings Verified
Roger Penrose (1931–present)
- — Born in Colchester, Essex, England Verified
- — Graduated in mathematics from University College London Verified
- — Published the impossible triangle with his father Verified
- — Awarded a doctorate at the University of Cambridge Verified
- — Published his singularity theorem Verified
- — Appointed professor of applied mathematics at Birkbeck College, London Verified
- — Appointed Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at Oxford Verified
- — Described the Penrose tilings Verified
- — Published The Emperor's New Mind Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified