M. Stanley Whittingham

Nobel Prize lecture

The Origins of the Lithium Battery

Stanley Whittingham delivered his Nobel Lecture on Sunday 8 December 2019, at the Aula Magna, Stockholm University. He was introduced by Professor Olof Ramström, member of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry.

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