Akio Morita vs Anousheh Ansari
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Compare the life timelines of Akio Morita (1921–1999) and Anousheh Ansari (1966–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 33 years, from 1966 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
Anousheh Ansari (1966–present)
- — Born in Mashhad, Iran Verified
- — Emigrated to the United States as a teenager Verified
- — Earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and computer science Verified
- — Earned a master's degree in electrical engineering Verified
- — Co-founded Telecom Technologies, Inc. Verified
- — Telecom Technologies merged with Sonus Networks Verified
- — Became title sponsor of the Ansari X Prize Verified
- — Co-founded Prodea Systems Verified
- — Flew to the International Space Station aboard Soyuz TMA-9 Verified
- — Became chief executive officer of the XPRIZE Foundation Verified