Akio Morita vs Italo Calvino
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Compare the life timelines of Akio Morita (1921–1999) and Italo Calvino (1923–1985) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 62 years, from 1923 to 1985.
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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
Italo Calvino (1923–1985)
- — Born in Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba Verified
- — Family returned to Italy and settled in San Remo Verified
- — Joined the Italian Resistance Verified
- — Graduated from the University of Turin Verified
- — Published his first novel, Il sentiero dei nidi di ragno Verified
- — Wrote the Our Ancestors trilogy Verified
- — Married Esther Judith Singer Verified
- — Moved to Paris Verified
- — Published Invisible Cities Verified
- — Died in Siena Verified