Paul Dirac vs Pyotr Kapitsa
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Compare the life timelines of Paul Dirac (1902–1984) and Pyotr Kapitsa (1894–1984) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 82 years, from 1902 to 1984.
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Paul Dirac (1902–1984)
- — Born in Bristol, England Verified
- — Studied electrical engineering at Bristol University Verified
- — Completed PhD at the University of Cambridge Verified
- — Formulated the Dirac equation Verified
- — Predicted antimatter Verified
- — Appointed Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge Verified
- — Shared the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
- — Married Margit Wigner Verified
- — Joined Florida State University Verified
- — Died in Tallahassee, Florida Verified
Pyotr Kapitsa (1894–1984)
- — Born in Kronstadt, Russian Empire Verified
- — Moved to England to work at the Cavendish Laboratory Verified
- — Appointed director of the Mond Laboratory at Cambridge Verified
- — Detained in the Soviet Union Verified
- — Founded the Institute for Physical Problems in Moscow Verified
- — Discovered the superfluidity of liquid helium Verified
- — Dismissed from his institute after refusing atomic bomb work Verified
- — Reinstated as director of the Institute for Physical Problems Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
- — Died in Moscow, Soviet Union Verified