Abdus Salam vs Akio Morita
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Compare the life timelines of Abdus Salam (1926–1996) and Akio Morita (1921–1999) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 70 years, from 1926 to 1996.
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Abdus Salam (1926–1996)
- — Born in Santokdas, Punjab, British India Verified
- — Studied at the University of Cambridge Verified
- — Completed his PhD in theoretical physics at Cambridge Verified
- — Appointed professor at Imperial College London Verified
- — Founded the International Centre for Theoretical Physics Verified
- — Developed the electroweak unification theory Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
- — Died in Oxford, England Verified
Akio Morita (1921–1999)
- — Born in Nagoya, Japan Verified
- — Graduated in physics from Osaka Imperial University Verified
- — Met Masaru Ibuka during wartime naval research Verified
- — Co-founded Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo Verified
- — Company renamed Sony Verified
- — Moved his family to the United States Verified
- — Became chairman of Sony Verified
- — Launch of the Sony Walkman Verified
- — Sony acquired Columbia Pictures Verified
- — Died in Tokyo, Japan Verified