Akio Morita vs Chen Jingrun
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Compare the life timelines of Akio Morita (1921–1999) and Chen Jingrun (1933–1996) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 63 years, from 1933 to 1996.
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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
Chen Jingrun (1933–1996)
- — Born in Fuzhou, Fujian Province Verified
- — Graduated in mathematics from Xiamen University Verified
- — Joined the Institute of Mathematics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Announced the result known as Chen's theorem Verified
- — Published the full proof of Chen's theorem Verified
- — Subject of Xu Chi's reportage Goldbach's Conjecture Verified
- — Elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Married You Kun Verified
- — Injured in a traffic accident and later diagnosed with Parkinson's disease Verified
- — Died in Beijing Verified