Pyotr Kapitsa vs Raymond Loewy
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Compare the life timelines of Pyotr Kapitsa (1894–1984) and Raymond Loewy (1893–1986) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 90 years, from 1894 to 1984.
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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
Raymond Loewy (1893–1986)
- — Born in Paris, France Verified
- — Served in the French Army in World War I Verified
- — Emigrated to the United States Verified
- — Redesigned the Gestetner duplicating machine Verified
- — Designed streamlined locomotives for the Pennsylvania Railroad Verified
- — Appeared on the cover of Time magazine Verified
- — Published Never Leave Well Enough Alone Verified
- — Consulted for NASA on the Skylab interior Verified
- — Died in Monte Carlo, Monaco Verified