Akio Morita vs James Baldwin

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Compare the life timelines of Akio Morita (1921–1999) and James Baldwin (1924–1987) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 63 years, from 1924 to 1987.

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Akio Morita (1921–1999)

  1. — Born in Nagoya, Japan Verified
  2. — Graduated in physics from Osaka Imperial University Verified
  3. — Met Masaru Ibuka during wartime naval research Verified
  4. — Co-founded Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo Verified
  5. — Company renamed Sony Verified
  6. — Moved his family to the United States Verified
  7. — Became chairman of Sony Verified
  8. — Launch of the Sony Walkman Verified
  9. — Sony acquired Columbia Pictures Verified
  10. — Died in Tokyo, Japan Verified

James Baldwin (1924–1987)

  1. — Born in Harlem, New York City Verified
  2. — Attended DeWitt Clinton High School Verified
  3. — Moved to Paris Verified
  4. — Published Go Tell It on the Mountain Verified
  5. — Published Notes of a Native Son Verified
  6. — Published Giovanni's Room Verified
  7. — Published The Fire Next Time Verified
  8. — Debated William F. Buckley Jr. at the Cambridge Union Verified
  9. — Settled in Saint-Paul-de-Vence Verified
  10. — Died in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France Verified