Ba Jin vs Masaru Ibuka
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Compare the life timelines of Ba Jin (1904–2005) and Masaru Ibuka (1908–1997) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 89 years, from 1908 to 1997.
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Ba Jin (1904–2005)
- — Born in Chengdu, Sichuan Verified
- — Studies in France Verified
- — Publishes his first novel, Destruction Verified
- — Publishes the novel Family Verified
- — Marries Chen Yunzhen Verified
- — Persecuted during the Cultural Revolution Verified
- — Begins publishing Random Thoughts Verified
- — Becomes chairman of the Chinese Writers Association Verified
- — Dies in Shanghai Verified
Masaru Ibuka (1908–1997)
- — Born in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture Verified
- — Graduates from Waseda University Verified
- — Founds Japan Precision Instruments Verified
- — Co-founds Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo Verified
- — The company produces Japan's first magnetic tape recorder Verified
- — Licenses transistor technology from Bell Laboratories Verified
- — The TR-55 transistor radio goes on sale Verified
- — The company is renamed Sony Verified
- — Steps up from president to chairman of Sony Verified
- — Dies in Tokyo Verified