| Masaru Ibuka | |
 Masaru Ibuka, co-founder of Sony
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| Born | April 11, 1908 Nikkō City, Japan |
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| Died | December 19, 1997 (age 89) Tokyo |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Education | Waseda University |
| Known for | Sony |
Masaru Ibuka (井深大 Ibuka Masaru, April 11, 1908 in Nikkō City, Japan – December 19, 1997 in Tokyo) was a Japanese electronics industrialist. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year is a city located in the mountains of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. often abbreviated to, is one of the top universities in Japan. is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year is a city located in the mountains of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. He co-founded what is now Sony. is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with
He graduated in 1933 from Waseda University where he was nicknamed "genius inventor. often abbreviated to, is one of the top universities in Japan. " After graduating, he went to work at Photo-Chemical Laboratory, a company which processed movie film. In 1945, he left the company and founded a radio repair shop in Tokyo.
In 1946 Ibuka and Akio Morita co-founded Sony Corporation, originally named Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation (prior to 1958). Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Akio Morita (盛田昭夫 Morita Akio, January 26 1921 in Tokoname Aichi, Japan &ndash October 3 1999 in Tokyo) was a co-founder of is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ibuka was instrumental in securing the licensing of transistor technology to Sony from Bell Labs in the 1950s, thus making Sony one of the first companies to apply transistor technology to non-military uses. In Electronics, a transistor is a Semiconductor device commonly used to amplify or switch electronic signals Bell Laboratories (also known as Bell Labs and formerly known as AT&T Bell Laboratories and Bell Telephone Laboratories) is the Research organization Ibuka served as president of Sony from 1950 to 1971, and then served as chairman of Sony between 1971 and 1976. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ibuka left Sony in 1976, but maintained close ties as an advisor until his death in 1997 of a heart failure.
Ibuka also authored the book Kindergarten is Too Late (1971), in which he claims that the most significant human learning occurs from ages 9 months to 3 years and suggests ways and means to take advantage of this. The book's foreword was written by Glenn Doman, founder of The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential, an organization that teaches parents about child brain development. The Institutes for The Achievement of Human Potential is an international Non-profit organization providing teaching programs and literature which it claims improve the health Ibuka and Doman agreed that the first years of life were vital for education. [1]
Awards and honors
- 1960 Awarded Medal of Honor with Blue Ribbon from H. Since the late 19th Century, the Government of Japan has issued six different types of Medals of Honor (褒章 hosho) to individuals for achievements in M. The Emperor of Japan
- 1964 Received Distinguished Services Award from the Institute of Electrical Communication Engineers of Japan
- 1972 Received Founders Medal from IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
- 1976 Honorary Doctor of Engineering, Sophia University, Tokyo
- 1978 Decorated by H. The of Japan is the country's Monarch. He is the head of the Japanese Imperial Family. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers or IEEE (read eye-triple-e) is an international Non-profit, professional organization is a private university in Japan with its main campus located in Yotsuya, an area of Tokyo 's Chiyoda Ward in Japan. M. the Emperor of Japan, with the First Class Order of the Sacred Treasures
- 1979 Honorary Doctor of Science, Waseda University, Tokyo
- 1981 Received Humanism and Technology Award from the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies
- 1986 Decorated by H. The is a Japanese Order, established on January 4, 1888 by Emperor Meiji of Japan. often abbreviated to, is one of the top universities in Japan. M. the Emperor of Japan, with the First Class Order of the Rising Sun with the GrandCordon
- 1986 Decorated by H. The Order of the Rising Sun (旭日章 Kyokujitsu shō ? M. the King of Sweden, with Commander First Class of the Royal Order of the Polar Star
- 1986 Awarded Eduard Rhein "Ring of Honor"
- 1989 Designated Person of Cultural Merits by Ministry of Education
- 1990 IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award named in his honor, see list of recipients [1]
- 1992 Decorated by H. The Order of the Polar Star ( Swedish Nordstjärneorden) is a Swedish Order of chivalry created by King Frederick I of Sweden on 23 February Prof Eduard Rudolph Rhein ( August 23, 1900, Königswinter &ndash April 15, 1993, Cannes) was an Inventor, The, also known as MEXT or Monkashō, is one of the ministries of the Japanese government. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers or IEEE (read eye-triple-e) is an international Non-profit, professional organization M. the Emperor of Japan, with Order of Culture
- 1992 Masaru Ibuka memorial hall was built in Waseda University. The Order of Culture (文化勲章 bunka kunshō) is a Japanese order, established on February 11, 1937.
- 1993 Named Honorary Citizen of Tokyo
- 1994 Honorary Doctor of Science, Brown University, Rhode Island, USA. Brown University is a highly esteemed private University located in Providence, Rhode Island and is a member of the Ivy League.
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President of Sony Corporation 1950-1971 |
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Chairman of the Board of Sony Corporation 1971-1976 |
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