Battery (Lithium-Ion)
InventorGoodenough, Whittingham, Yoshino
Year1991
CategoryEnergy
OriginVarious
About Battery (Lithium-Ion)
Whittingham discovered the concept, Goodenough doubled the energy density, Yoshino made it practical. All three shared the 2019 Nobel Prize. Goodenough won at 97, the oldest Nobel laureate ever. Powers every phone, laptop, and electric vehicle.
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