Alan Turing vs Dorothy Hodgkin
Two child prodigies, compared on what is actually documented: field, era, country and record. No invented numbers.
The record, side by side
| Alan Turing | Dorothy Hodgkin | |
| Field | Art | Science |
| Sub-field | Artist | Chemistry |
| Born | 1912 | 1910 |
| Died | 1954 | 1994 |
| Country of birth | ENG | Egypt |
| Star sign | Cancer | Taurus |
Who they are
Alan Turing
Father of Computer Science Enigma codebreaker · Turing machine · Convicted for being gay · Posthumously pardoned Born June 23, 1912 · London, UK · Died June 7, 1954
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Dorothy Hodgkin
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1964 — Structures of penicillin, vitamin B12 & insulin X-ray crystallography · Oxford University · Third woman Nobel Chemistry laureate Born May 12, 1910 · Cairo · Died July 29, 1994
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What they share
- Near contemporaries - 2 years apart.
- Their lifetimes overlap.
Where they part
- Different fields: Art for Alan Turing, Science for Dorothy Hodgkin.
- Born in different countries: ENG and Egypt.
Questions people ask
- Who came first, Alan Turing or Dorothy Hodgkin?
- Dorothy Hodgkin. Alan Turing was born in 1912, Dorothy Hodgkin in 1910.
- What field is each of them in?
- Alan Turing is filed under Art (Artist). Dorothy Hodgkin is filed under Science (Chemistry).
- Were they contemporaries?
- Yes - their lifetimes overlap.