Akio Morita vs Osamu Tezuka
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Compare the life timelines of Akio Morita (1921–1999) and Osamu Tezuka (1928–1989) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 61 years, from 1928 to 1989.
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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
Osamu Tezuka (1928–1989)
- — Born in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture Verified
- — Debuted with the newspaper strip Diary of Ma-chan Verified
- — Published New Treasure Island Verified
- — Graduated in medicine from Osaka University Verified
- — Began serialising Astro Boy Verified
- — Began serialising Princess Knight Verified
- — Founded the animation studio Mushi Production Verified
- — Astro Boy premiered as a weekly television anime series Verified
- — Began serialising Black Jack Verified
- — Died in Tokyo of stomach cancer Verified