Akira Yoshino vs Andy Grove
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Compare the life timelines of Akira Yoshino (1948–present) and Andy Grove (1936–2016) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 68 years, from 1948 to 2016.
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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
Andy Grove (1936–2016)
- — Born András István Gróf in Budapest, Hungary Verified
- — Fled Hungary after the 1956 uprising Verified
- — Arrived in the United States Verified
- — Married Eva Kastan Verified
- — Graduated from the City College of New York Verified
- — Earned a doctorate at the University of California, Berkeley Verified
- — Joined Intel as its third employee Verified
- — Became chief executive officer of Intel Verified
- — Named Time magazine's Man of the Year Verified
- — Died in Los Altos, California Verified