Akio Morita vs Chung Ju-yung
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Compare the life timelines of Akio Morita (1921–1999) and Chung Ju-yung (1915–2001) 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
Chung Ju-yung (1915–2001)
- — Born in Asan, Kangwon Province Verified
- — Left the family farm for Seoul Verified
- — Opened an automobile repair shop in Seoul Verified
- — Founded Hyundai Civil Industries, the forerunner of Hyundai Engineering and Construction Verified
- — Founded Hyundai Motor Company Verified
- — Established a shipyard at Ulsan and founded Hyundai Heavy Industries Verified
- — Led the bid committee for the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games Verified
- — Stood as a candidate in the South Korean presidential election Verified
- — Drove herds of cattle across the border into North Korea Verified
- — Died in Seoul Verified