Akira Yoshino vs Tawakkol Karman
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Compare the life timelines of Akira Yoshino (1948–present) and Tawakkol Karman (1979–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 47 years, from 1979 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
Tawakkol Karman (1979–present)
- — Born in Taiz Governorate, Yemen Verified
- — Studied commerce at the University of Science and Technology in Sana'a
- — Began working as a journalist in Sana'a
- — Co-founded Women Journalists Without Chains Verified
- — Led weekly sit-ins in Sana'a Verified
- — Detained during the Yemeni uprising Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize Verified
- — Left Yemen amid the civil war
- — Appointed to the Facebook Oversight Board Verified