biography
pronunciation:
[moreeta]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1921–99)
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| biography:
| Manufacturer, born in Nagoya, EC Japan. With Masaru Ibuka he founded, after World War 2, the electronics firm which since 1958 has been known as Sony. Like many Japanese companies, Sony has been at the forefront of technological developments and has had a strong design policy. Among its most important products have been early tape recorders for the domestic market (c.1950), advanced television equipment, and the ‘Walkman’ range of radios and cassette players, first produced in 1980. |
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