Akira Yoshino vs Cumrun Vafa

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Compare the life timelines of Akira Yoshino (1948–present) and Cumrun Vafa (1960–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 66 years, from 1960 to 2026.

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Akira Yoshino (1948–present)

  1. — Born in Suita, Osaka Prefecture Verified
  2. — Graduated in engineering from Kyoto University Verified
  3. — Joined the Asahi Kasei Corporation Verified
  4. — Completed a master's degree at Kyoto University Verified
  5. — Built the first prototype of the modern lithium-ion battery Verified
  6. — Lithium-ion batteries entered commercial production Verified
  7. — Awarded a doctorate in engineering by Osaka University Verified
  8. — Received the Charles Stark Draper Prize Verified
  9. — Appointed professor at Meijo University in Nagoya Verified
  10. — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Verified

Cumrun Vafa (1960–present)

  1. — Born in Tehran, Iran Verified
  2. — Moved to the United States to study at MIT Verified
  3. — Graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Verified
  4. — Joined Harvard University Verified
  5. — Completed a doctorate at Princeton University Verified
  6. — Introduced F-theory Verified
  7. — Derived black hole entropy from string theory with Andrew Strominger Verified
  8. — Proposed the swampland programme Verified
  9. — Awarded the Dirac Medal of the ICTP Verified
  10. — Shared the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics Verified