Akira Yoshino vs Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
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Compare the life timelines of Akira Yoshino (1948–present) and Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (1952–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 74 years, from 1952 to 2026.
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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
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (1952–present)
- — Born in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India Verified
- — Graduated with a bachelor's degree in physics from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda Verified
- — Began graduate study in biology at the University of California, San Diego Verified
- — Received a PhD in physics from Ohio University Verified
- — Joined Brookhaven National Laboratory Verified
- — Became a professor of biochemistry at the University of Utah Verified
- — Moved to the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, England Verified
- — Published the atomic structure of the 30S ribosomal subunit Verified
- — Shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Verified
- — Became President of the Royal Society Verified