Akio Morita vs Wilma Rudolph
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Compare the life timelines of Akio Morita (1921–1999) and Wilma Rudolph (1940–1994) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 54 years, from 1940 to 1994.
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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
Wilma Rudolph (1940–1994)
- — Born in Saint Bethlehem, Tennessee Verified
- — Contracted polio as a young child Verified
- — Began training with Ed Temple and the Tennessee State Tigerbelles Verified
- — Won a bronze medal in the sprint relay at the Melbourne Olympic Games Verified
- — Enrolled at Tennessee State University Verified
- — Won three gold medals at the Rome Olympic Games Verified
- — Received the James E. Sullivan Award as the leading amateur athlete in the United States Verified
- — Retired from competitive athletics Verified
- — Founded the Wilma Rudolph Foundation Verified
- — Died in Brentwood, Tennessee Verified