Akira Yoshino vs Alice Munro
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Compare the life timelines of Akira Yoshino (1948–present) and Alice Munro (1931–2024) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 76 years, from 1948 to 2024.
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Akira Yoshino (1948–present)
- — Born in Suita, Osaka Prefecture Verified
- — Graduated in engineering from Kyoto University Verified
- — Completed a master's degree at Kyoto University Verified
- — Joined the Asahi Kasei Corporation Verified
- — Built the first prototype of the modern lithium-ion battery Verified
- — Lithium-ion batteries entered commercial production Verified
- — Awarded a doctorate in engineering by Osaka University Verified
- — Received the Charles Stark Draper Prize Verified
- — Appointed professor at Meijo University in Nagoya Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Verified
Alice Munro (1931–2024)
- — Born in Wingham, Ontario Verified
- — Studied English and journalism at the University of Western Ontario Verified
- — Married James Munro and moved to Vancouver Verified
- — Moved to Victoria, British Columbia, and opened Munro's Books Verified
- — Published Dance of the Happy Shades Verified
- — Published Lives of Girls and Women Verified
- — Divorced James Munro and returned to Ontario Verified
- — Awarded the Man Booker International Prize Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature Verified
- — Died in Port Hope, Ontario Verified