Leo Esaki vs Mahathir Mohamad
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Compare the life timelines of Leo Esaki (1925–present) and Mahathir Mohamad (1925–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 101 years, from 1925 to 2026.
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Leo Esaki (1925–present)
- — Born in Osaka, Japan Verified
- — Graduated in physics from the University of Tokyo Verified
- — Joined Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo (later Sony) Verified
- — Discovered electron tunnelling in semiconductors and invented the tunnel diode Verified
- — Moved to the United States to join IBM Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
- — Received Japan's Order of Culture Verified
- — Returned to Japan as president of the University of Tsukuba Verified
- — Awarded the Japan Prize Verified
Mahathir Mohamad (1925–present)
- — Born in Alor Setar, Kedah Verified
- — Studied medicine at the King Edward VII College of Medicine in Singapore Verified
- — Married Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali Verified
- — Elected to the federal parliament Verified
- — Expelled from UMNO Verified
- — Published The Malay Dilemma Verified
- — Appointed Minister of Education Verified
- — Appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia Verified
- — Became Prime Minister of Malaysia Verified
- — Returned as Prime Minister after the Pakatan Harapan election victory Verified