Joseph Tushinsky, was an American electronics industry pioneer, inventor, musician

Musician

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, and co-founded in 1954 Sony

Sony

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/Superscope Inc. He is considered to be "The Father of Stereo". In 1964 Superscope Inc. purchased the Marantz Co., the legendary Audio Electronics mfg. founded by Saul Marantz.

Source

http://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/23/obituaries/joseph-s-tushinsky-78-inventor-musician-and-first-to-import-sony.html