Lise Meitner vs Theodore von Kármán
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Compare the life timelines of Lise Meitner (1878–1968) and Theodore von Kármán (1881–1963) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 82 years, from 1881 to 1963.
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Lise Meitner (1878–1968)
- — Born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary Verified
- — Earned doctorate in physics from the University of Vienna Verified
- — Moved to Berlin and began collaboration with Otto Hahn Verified
- — Co-discovered the element protactinium with Otto Hahn Verified
- — Became first woman appointed full professor of physics in Germany Verified
- — Fled Nazi Germany to Sweden Verified
- — Published the first theoretical explanation of nuclear fission Verified
- — Received the Enrico Fermi Award Verified
- — Died in Cambridge, England Verified
Theodore von Kármán (1881–1963)
- — Born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary Verified
- — Earned doctorate at the University of Göttingen Verified
- — Described the Kármán vortex street Verified
- — Directed the Aachen aerodynamics institute Verified
- — Emigrated to the United States to lead Caltech's GALCIT Verified
- — Co-founded the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Verified
- — Co-founded Aerojet Verified
- — Founded and chaired AGARD for NATO Verified
- — Received the first National Medal of Science Verified
- — Died in Aachen, West Germany Verified