Akio Morita vs Steve Biko
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Compare the life timelines of Akio Morita (1921–1999) and Steve Biko (1946–1977) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 31 years, from 1946 to 1977.
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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
Steve Biko (1946–1977)
- — Born in King William's Town, South Africa Verified
- — Enrolled to study medicine at the University of Natal Verified
- — Co-founded the South African Students' Organisation Verified
- — Helped launch the Black Consciousness Movement Verified
- — Banned by the apartheid government Verified
- — Arrested at a police roadblock Verified
- — Died in police custody in Pretoria Verified