Akio Morita vs Jacqueline du Pré
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Compare the life timelines of Akio Morita (1921–1999) and Jacqueline du Pré (1945–1987) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 42 years, from 1945 to 1987.
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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
Jacqueline du Pré (1945–1987)
- — Born in Oxford, England Verified
- — Studied at the Guildhall School of Music Verified
- — London recital debut at Wigmore Hall Verified
- — Recorded Elgar's Cello Concerto Verified
- — Married Daniel Barenboim Verified
- — Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis Verified
- — Taught master classes
- — Died in London Verified