Otto Hahn vs Theodore von Kármán
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Compare the life timelines of Otto Hahn (1879–1968) and Theodore von Kármán (1881–1963) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 82 years, from 1881 to 1963.
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Otto Hahn (1879–1968)
- — Born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany Verified
- — Earned doctorate in organic chemistry from the University of Marburg Verified
- — Worked with Ernest Rutherford at McGill University in Montreal Verified
- — Began three-decade collaboration with Lise Meitner in Berlin Verified
- — Co-discovered the element protactinium Verified
- — Discovered nuclear fission with Fritz Strassmann Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Verified
- — Served as first president of the Max Planck Society Verified
- — Died in Göttingen, West Germany 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