Akio Morita vs Bessie Head
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Compare the life timelines of Akio Morita (1921–1999) and Bessie Head (1937–1986) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 49 years, from 1937 to 1986.
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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
Bessie Head (1937–1986)
- — Born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Verified
- — Sent to a mission school in Durban Verified
- — Qualified as a teacher and taught in Durban Verified
- — Worked as a journalist in Johannesburg and Cape Town Verified
- — Married Harold Head Verified
- — Left South Africa for Botswana on an exit permit Verified
- — Published her first novel, When Rain Clouds Gather Verified
- — Published A Question of Power Verified
- — Granted Botswana citizenship Verified
- — Died in Serowe, Botswana Verified