Nozomu matsumoto biography of george mason

On March 2 in the year , one of the pioneers in the audio-electronic industry was born in Kobe, Japan. Nozumo was the son of Christian missionary. In , he saw an imported electric phonograph with a speaker and was mesmerized by its superiority to any available speaker at the time. He vowed to make one himself. In , he founded the Fukuin Shokai Denki Seisakusho Company which is translated as Gospel Electric Company because he intended its product to help in his missionary work.

In , Nozumo moved to Tokyo from his base in Osaka. There he built a small factory to produce speakers.

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Later, he also manufactured radios. After the war, production really expanded and export was soon promoted. By this time, his wife and sons were all involved in the business. The company was renamed Pioneer Electronic Corporation in The following year, it produced its own complete line of stereo sets.