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, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....

Timeline of Events

1946

5.7.1946

Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded with around 20 employees.

1955

8.7.1955

Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering, the precursor to Sony, sells its first transistor radios in Japan.

1975

6.7.1975

Sony introduces the Betamax videocassette recorder for sale to the public.

1979

7.1.1979

Sony introduces the Walkman.

1982

10.1.1982

Sony launches the first consumer compact disc player (model CDP-101).