Masaru Ibuka was co-founder of Sony Corporation
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Masaru Ibuka was a pioneering Japanese electronics engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Sony Corporation and a key figure in the development of Japan’s postwar technology industry.
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| Masaru Ibuka | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Japanese businessperson
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electronics engineer ⓘ entrepreneur ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure
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IEEE Founders Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of Culture (Japan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| coFounded |
Sony Corporation
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Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo K.K. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1908-04-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1997-12-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Waseda University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Sony Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Shōwa period Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
audio technology
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consumer electronics ⓘ electronics ⓘ |
| founded | Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo K.K. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWriting | child education ⓘ |
| industry |
consumer electronics
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telecommunications equipment ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese consumer electronics industry
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global audio and video technology markets ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership in postwar reconstruction of Japanese industry
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vision for miniaturized, high-quality consumer electronics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| memberOf | Science Council of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Masaru Ibuka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | 井深大 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-founding Sony Corporation
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contributions to Japan’s postwar electronics industry ⓘ |
| notableWork |
book "Kindergarten Is Too Late"
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development of Trinitron television technology ⓘ development of transistor radios at Sony ⓘ promotion of compact cassette and portable audio ⓘ |
| partnerInBusinessWith | Akio Morita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Tokyo, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chairman of Sony Corporation
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president of Sony Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Akio Morita as president of Sony Corporation ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| residence | Tokyo, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Yoshiko Ibuka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Tokyo, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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