Leo Esaki vs Manu Chandaria

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Compare the life timelines of Leo Esaki (1925–present) and Manu Chandaria (1929–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 97 years, from 1929 to 2026.

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Leo Esaki (1925–present)

  1. — Born in Osaka, Japan Verified
  2. — Graduated in physics from the University of Tokyo Verified
  3. — Joined Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo (later Sony) Verified
  4. — Discovered electron tunnelling in semiconductors and invented the tunnel diode Verified
  5. — Moved to the United States to join IBM Verified
  6. — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
  7. — Received Japan's Order of Culture Verified
  8. — Returned to Japan as president of the University of Tsukuba Verified
  9. — Awarded the Japan Prize Verified

Manu Chandaria (1929–present)

  1. — Born in Nairobi, Kenya Verified
  2. — Schooling in India
  3. — Graduated in engineering from the University of Oklahoma Verified
  4. — Returned to Kenya and joined the family manufacturing business Verified
  5. — Expanded the family business into the Comcraft Group
  6. — Philanthropic work through the Chandaria Foundation
  7. — Appointed an honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire Verified