Akio Morita vs Bill Hewlett
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Compare the life timelines of Akio Morita (1921–1999) and Bill Hewlett (1913–2001) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 78 years, from 1921 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
Bill Hewlett (1913–2001)
- — Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan Verified
- — Graduated from Stanford University Verified
- — Earned a master's degree from MIT Verified
- — Developed the Model 200A audio oscillator Verified
- — Founded Hewlett-Packard with David Packard Verified
- — Wartime service in the US Army Signal Corps Verified
- — Became president of Hewlett-Packard Verified
- — Established the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Verified
- — Awarded the National Medal of Science Verified
- — Died in Palo Alto, California Verified