Qian Xuesen vs Shiing-Shen Chern
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Compare the life timelines of Qian Xuesen (1911–2009) and Shiing-Shen Chern (1911–2004) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 93 years, from 1911 to 2004.
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Qian Xuesen (1911–2009)
- — Born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China Verified
- — Graduated in mechanical engineering from Jiao Tong University, Shanghai Verified
- — Travelled to the United States on a Boxer Indemnity Scholarship Verified
- — Awarded a doctorate at Caltech under Theodore von Karman Verified
- — Helped found the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Verified
- — Security clearance revoked amid accusations of communist ties Verified
- — Returned to China Verified
- — Appointed to lead China's missile research programme Verified
- — China launched its first satellite, Dong Fang Hong 1 Verified
- — Died in Beijing Verified
Shiing-Shen Chern (1911–2004)
- — Born in Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China Verified
- — Master's degree from Tsinghua University Verified
- — Doctorate from the University of Hamburg Verified
- — Intrinsic proof of the Gauss–Bonnet theorem Verified
- — Introduced Chern classes Verified
- — Professor at the University of California, Berkeley Verified
- — Founded the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute Verified
- — Awarded the Wolf Prize in Mathematics Verified
- — Died in Tianjin, China Verified