John Goodenough has died

One of the most important people that hardly anyone has heard of, John Goodenough, has died.

John Goodenough, world's oldest Nobel Prize winner who helped pioneer lithium batteries which power our devices, dies aged 100

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John Goodenough, who became the oldest Nobel Prize winner in 2019 for his work developing the lithium-ion battery which allows for rechargeable power in devices ranging from mobile phones to electric cars, has died aged 100. The American "was a leader at the cutting edge of scientific research throughout the many decades of his career", said Jay Hartzell, president of the University of Texas at Austin where Mr Goodenough was a faculty member for 37 years. The scientist died on Sunday at an assisted living facility in Austin, the university announced. No cause of death was given.

It's pretty safe to say that without Goodenough's work we wouldn't have mobile phones, electric vehicles, laptops, or a whole host of other rechargable devices that we take for granted today.

Last I heard he was still working on the aluminium-ion battery, which has the potential to spur another technological revolution. I wonder how that's going?

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