John B. Goodenough dies at the age of 100. He was a professor who was instrumental in the development of the lithium-ion batteries that are now in almost all of our everyday devices.
Born in Germany in 1922, Goodenough earned degrees in mathematics and physics from prestigious institutions such as Yale University and the University of Chicago. Throughout his career, he held positions at renowned institutions such as MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory and the University of Oxford.
Goodenough’s breakthrough occurred more than 40 years ago. It was then that he and his team discovered that lithium cobalt oxide was the best cathode to achieve high densities for storing energy other than metallic lithium in rechargeable Li-ion batteries.
Although the discovery was very important, but Goodenough did not charge royalties for its use. Now, we can find the solutions that Goodenough found everywhere including smartphones, tablets, laptops, game consoles, and even electric vehicles.
He was awarded the most prestigious award in chemistry, namely the Nobel Prize in 2019, making him the oldest recipient in the history of the award. His contribution is truly extraordinary, and even continues to be a source of energy for innovation and technology in the present and perhaps in the future.
2023-06-28 03:36:10
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