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akio morita born
akio Morita was born on Janurary 26, 1921 -
Akio Morita invented the tape recorder
the company developed magnetic tape recorder. He sold the first tape recorder in Japan. In 1957 he produced a pocket-sized radios. -
Akio Morita launched sony in the United states
Morita launched the company in the United States and renamed it ‘Sony’. The same year they produced the very first transistor television. -
Morita received the Legion of Honor
he received the Legion of Honor and in 1991 the Emperor of Japan gave him the first Class of Order of the Sacred Treasure. -
Akio Morita lauched a discman
Sony launched the Discman series which extended their Walkman brand to portable CD products. -
Morita suffered a cerebral hemorrhage.
On November 30, 1993 at the age of 72, Morita suffered a cerebral hemorrhage. Sony, struggling at that time due to a decrease in profits, now had to worry about whether Noria Ohga, Morita's handpicked successor and president/chief executive officer as well as the chair of Sony Software Corporation and Sony Corporation of America, would be able to fill Morita's shoes. -
Akio Morita died
Akio Morita died in Tokyo Japan -
Sony Global Headquarters
Akio Morita first started Sony in Tokyo Japan. -
when Sony was founded
Sony was founded in 1946 by the young Japaneese Engineers Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka
