Nobel Prize-winning inventor of lithium-ion battery dies at 100.
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John Goodenough, the world's oldest Nobel Prize winner and a crucial figure in the development of the lithium-ion battery, has died at the age of 100. Goodenough was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 2019 at the age of 97 for his work on batteries. His discoveries have improved the lives of billions of people around the world, said the University of Texas at Austin, where he worked as an engineering professor. Goodenough and his team had been researching new ways of storing energy, including via a battery made of glass.
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- John Goodenough: World's oldest Nobel Prize winner dies at 100 BBC
- John B. Goodenough, 100, Dies; Nobel-Winning Creator of the Lithium-Ion Battery The New York Times
- UT Mourns Lithium-Ion Battery Inventor and Nobel Prize Recipient John Goodenough - UT News The University of Texas at Austin
- UT Austin's John Goodenough, who changed the world with batteries, dies at 100 KUT
- He Was One of the Biggest Scientists in Tech Newser
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