Masaru Ibuka vs Michael E. DeBakey
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Compare the life timelines of Masaru Ibuka (1908–1997) and Michael E. DeBakey (1908–2008) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 89 years, from 1908 to 1997.
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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
Michael E. DeBakey (1908–2008)
- — Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana Verified
- — Received his medical degree from Tulane University Verified
- — Designed the roller pump as a medical student Verified
- — Served in the Office of the Surgeon General of the United States Army Verified
- — Joined Baylor University College of Medicine in Houston Verified
- — Performed a successful carotid endarterectomy Verified
- — Performed a coronary artery bypass graft Verified
- — Implanted a left ventricular assist device Verified
- — Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Verified
- — Died in Houston, Texas Verified