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1 (of 14) Akira Yoshino receiving his Nobel Prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at Konserthuset Stockholm on 10 December 2019.

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2 (of 14) Akira Yoshino after receiving his Nobel Prize at Konserthuset Stockholm, 10 December 2019.

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3 (of 14) Kumiko Yoshino, partner to Akira Yoshino, Akira Yoshino and Lady Fiona Ratcliffe, partner to Medicine Laureate Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe.

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4 (of 14) Twelve of the fifteen Nobel Laureates of 2019 assembled at the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm on 12 December 2019. Back row: James Peebles, Abhijit Banerjee, Didier Queloz, Michael Kremer, William G. Kaelin Jr and Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe. Front row: Olga Tokarczuk, Akira Yoshino, Esther Duflo, M. Stanley Whittingham, Gregg L. Semenza and Michel Mayor.

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5 (of 14) Akira Yoshino delivering his Nobel Lecture 'Brief History and Future of Lithium-ion Batteries' on Sunday 8 December 2019, at the Aula Magna, Stockholm University.

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6 (of 14) Akira Yoshino arrives to the 2019 Nobel Laureates' Get together at the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm on 6 December 2019.

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7 (of 14) Akira Yoshino after autographing a chair for the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm on 6 December 2019.

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8 (of 14) Chemistry Laureate Akira Yoshino at Nobel Prize Museum.

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9 (of 14) Chemistry Laureate Akira Yoshino with a lithium-ion battery.

Photo: The European Patent Office.

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10 (of 14) Akira Yoshino at Kawasaki Laboratory in Japan.

Photo: Asahi Kasei

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11 (of 14) Akira Yoshino at Kawasaki laboratory in Japan.

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12 (of 14) Akira Yoshino at the age of 34.

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13 (of 14) To the left, Akira Yoshino at the age of 18.

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14 (of 14) Akira Yoshino was born in Suita, Japan. This is one of the first photos ever taken of him, when he was only a few months old.

Photo: Asahi Kasei