John B. Goodenough

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John B. Goodenough

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John B. Goodenough
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019

Born: 25 July 1922, Jena, Germany

Affiliation at the time of the award: University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA

Prize motivation: "for the development of lithium-ion batteries."

Prize share: 1/3

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