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John Goodenough, Creator of Lithium Ion Battery, Dies at 100

He shared the 2019 Nobel Prize for his 1980 breakthrough that laid the groundwork for modern batteries.

John Goodenough.

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John Goodenough, who became the oldest Nobel Prize winner in 2019 when he was honored for helping to create the lithium ion battery, has died at the age of 100. It was Goodenough’s 1980 breakthrough that laid the groundwork for the energy source now used in everything from cellphones to Teslas. The New York Times reports that Goodenough didn’t realize the impact his work would have for years and made no money beyond his university salary off his creation.

Read it at The New York Times

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