Akio Morita vs Fazlur Rahman Khan
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Compare the life timelines of Akio Morita (1921–1999) and Fazlur Rahman Khan (1929–1982) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 53 years, from 1929 to 1982.
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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
Fazlur Rahman Khan (1929–1982)
- — Born in Dhaka, British India Verified
- — Graduated from Bengal Engineering College Verified
- — Joined Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Verified
- — Earned doctorates from the University of Illinois Verified
- — Developed the tubular structural system Verified
- — Completed the John Hancock Center Verified
- — Completed the Sears Tower Verified
- — Died in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Verified