Hope • May 7, 2026
Good News in History, May 7
Originally published on Good News Network
80 years ago today, the innovative electronics company, Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering, co-founded by Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka, first began operations. With 20 employees, and later taking the name Sony, they built Japan's first tape recorder. In 1955, Sony's transistor radio cracked open the US market, launching the new industry of consumer microelectronics–with teens being
80 years ago today, the innovative electronics company, Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering, co-founded by Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka, first began operations. With 20 employees, and later taking the name Sony, they built Japan's first tape recorder. In 1955, Sony's transistor radio cracked open the US market, launching the new industry of consumer microelectronics–with teens being
Originally published on Good News Network.