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Masaru Ibuka was born on April 11, 1908, as the first son of Tasuku Ibuka, an architectural technologist and a student of Inazo Nitobe. [4] His ancestral family were chief retainers of the Aizu Domain, and his relatives include Yae Ibuka and Ibuka Kajinosuke. Masaru lost his father at the age of two and was taken over by his grandfather. [5]
- 2 daughters, 1 son
- Co-founder of Sony
Jan 6, 1998 · Mr. Ibuka passed away on Friday, December 19, 1997, at 03:38 a.m. at his home in Tokyo. The cause of death was heart failure. Mr. Ibuka was 89 years old. He is survived by one son and two daughters. A private funeral service took place at 12:00 noon on Monday, December 22, at the Shinagawa Christian Church, 4-7-40, Kitashinagawa, Shinagawa-ku ...
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Oct 2, 2005 · He was 89. Mr. Ibuka was a founder with Akio Morita and others of a company that later took the name Sony. Its success became an emblem of Japan's rise from the ashes of World War II. "Mr. Ibuka ...
Biography: Masaru Ibuka was a Japanese electronics engineer and entrepreneur who co-founded Sony Corporation, one of the world's leading technology and entertainment companies. Alongside his business partner Akio Morita, Ibuka played a pivotal role in the development of innovative consumer electronics products that revolutionized the industry ...
1908–1997. The engineering genius behind such products as the tape recorder and the all-transistor television, Masaru Ibuka grew his small electronics business into the giant Sony Corporation with cofounder Akio Morita. Masaru Ibuka was born in Nikko City, Japan, in 1908. He studied electronics at Waseda University, Tokyo, where he became ...
Dec 20, 1997 · Mr. Ibuka, who was 89, died from heart failure, Sony said in an announcement. Guided by Mr. Ibuka, Sony helped establish Japan's reputation for innovation by defying a tradition of copying ...
Dubbed “Student Inventor of Genius”. Born on April 11, 1908, in Nikko, Japan, in Tochigi Prefecture, Ibuka was interested in radio from the time he was young, and was an avid “ham” or amateur radio operator. His father was a beer brewer, and it was expected that young Ibuka would take over the family business.
