Akio Morita vs Mariama Bâ
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Compare the life timelines of Akio Morita (1921–1999) and Mariama Bâ (1929–1981) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 52 years, from 1929 to 1981.
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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
Mariama Bâ (1929–1981)
- — Born in Dakar, Senegal Verified
- — Raised by her maternal grandparents after her mother's death
- — Graduated from the École Normale de Rufisque Verified
- — Worked as a primary school teacher Verified
- — Married Obèye Diop
- — Published Une si longue lettre Verified
- — Won the first Noma Award for Publishing in Africa Verified
- — Died in Dakar, Senegal Verified