Pyotr Kapitsa vs Vladimir Nabokov
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Compare the life timelines of Pyotr Kapitsa (1894–1984) and Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 78 years, from 1899 to 1977.
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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
Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)
- — Born in Saint Petersburg, Russia Verified
- — Studies at Trinity College, Cambridge Verified
- — Family flees Russia after the Revolution Verified
- — Marries Véra Slonim Verified
- — Emigrates to the United States Verified
- — Teaches literature at Cornell University Verified
- — Publishes 'Lolita' Verified
- — Settles in Montreux, Switzerland Verified
- — Publishes 'Pale Fire' Verified
- — Dies in Montreux, Switzerland Verified