Akio Morita vs Angela Merkel
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Compare the life timelines of Akio Morita (1921–1999) and Angela Merkel (1954–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 45 years, from 1954 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
Angela Merkel (1954–present)
- — Born in Hamburg Verified
- — Family settles in Templin, East Germany Verified
- — Studies physics at the University of Leipzig Verified
- — Works as a researcher at the Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Earns a doctorate in quantum chemistry Verified
- — Enters politics during the fall of East Germany Verified
- — Elected to the Bundestag Verified
- — Serves as a federal minister under Helmut Kohl Verified
- — Elected leader of the Christian Democratic Union Verified
- — Serves as Chancellor of Germany Verified