John Goodenough, Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry and Creator of Lithium Batteries, Dies at 100

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry and considered the creator of the lithium batteries, John B. Goodenough, has passed away this Sunday June 25 at the age of 100. The cause of death of the scientist, who received the renowned award in 2019, has not been revealed.

“John B. Goodenough, the scientist who shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his crucial role in developing the revolutionary lithium-ion battery, the rechargeable power pack that is ubiquitous in today’s wireless electronics and electric and hybrid vehicles, died Sunday at an assisted living facility in Austin, Texas. he was 100″, reports The New York Times.

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The University of Texas in the city of Austin announced the death of the scientist through a statement. The causes of his death have not been revealed by the same institution or his relatives. His wife, Irene Wiseman, whom he married in 1951, died in 2016, so he was unable to watch Goodenough receive the Nobel prize. The couple had no children.

As you remember, Goodenough received no royalties for his creation, as he ceded most of his rights. His salary as a scientist for more than 60 years was the only payment he received, apart from the Nobel prize money.

“John’s legacy as a brilliant scientist is immeasurable: his discoveries improved the lives of billions of people around the world. He was a leader at the forefront of scientific research throughout the many decades of his career, and he never stopped searching for innovative energy storage solutions.”, says the president of the University of Texas at Austin, Jay Hartzell.

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Goodenough wasn’t the first to investigate lithium batteries, but he was the one who sparked the revolution in this field, which is why, due to his work, we have modern batteries. “He achieved his laboratory advancement in 1980 at Oxford University, where created a battery that has populated the planet with smartphones, laptops, and tablets, life-saving medical devices like cardiac defibrillators, and clean, quiet plug-in vehicles, including many Teslawhich can be driven on long trips, reduce the impact of climate change and could one day replace gasoline-powered cars and trucks”, adds the North American media.

The scientist won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2019, when he was 97 years old and, at the time, he was still conducting research at the University of Texas. Goodenough also became the oldest person to receive the award. when the Royal Swedish Academy announced that it would share the $900,000 prize with two other scientists who also contributed to the development of the batteries, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino.

Source: Elcomercio

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