Akira Yoshino vs Bobby Sands
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Compare the life timelines of Akira Yoshino (1948–present) and Bobby Sands (1954–1981) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 27 years, from 1954 to 1981.
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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
Bobby Sands (1954–1981)
- — Born in Newtownabbey, County Antrim Verified
- — Family moved to the Rathcoole housing estate Verified
- — Joined the Provisional Irish Republican Army Verified
- — Married Geraldine Noade Verified
- — Imprisoned after conviction for possession of firearms Verified
- — Sentenced to 14 years for firearms possession after a bombing in Dunmurry Verified
- — Began a hunger strike at HM Prison Maze Verified
- — Elected Member of Parliament for Fermanagh and South Tyrone Verified
- — Died at HM Prison Maze Verified