Akira Yoshino vs Salim Abdool Karim
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Compare the life timelines of Akira Yoshino (1948–present) and Salim Abdool Karim (1960–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 66 years, from 1960 to 2026.
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Akira Yoshino (1948–present)
- — Born in Suita, Osaka Prefecture Verified
- — Graduated in engineering from Kyoto University Verified
- — Joined the Asahi Kasei Corporation Verified
- — Completed a master's degree at Kyoto University 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
Salim Abdool Karim (1960–present)
- — Born in South Africa Verified
- — Qualified in medicine at the University of Natal Verified
- — Married Quarraisha Abdool Karim
- — Master's degree in epidemiology from Columbia University Verified
- — Doctorate in medicine from the University of Natal Verified
- — Founded CAPRISA Verified
- — Results of the CAPRISA 004 tenofovir gel trial announced Verified
- — Received the Canada Gairdner Global Health Award Verified
- — Appointed chair of South Africa's ministerial advisory committee on COVID-19 Verified