Akio Morita vs Andy Grove
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Compare the life timelines of Akio Morita (1921–1999) and Andy Grove (1936–2016) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 63 years, from 1936 to 1999.
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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
Andy Grove (1936–2016)
- — Born András István Gróf in Budapest, Hungary Verified
- — Fled Hungary after the 1956 uprising Verified
- — Arrived in the United States Verified
- — Married Eva Kastan Verified
- — Graduated from the City College of New York Verified
- — Earned a doctorate at the University of California, Berkeley Verified
- — Joined Intel as its third employee Verified
- — Became chief executive officer of Intel Verified
- — Named Time magazine's Man of the Year Verified
- — Died in Los Altos, California Verified