John Goodenough, oldest Nobel Prize winner, with former US President Barrack Obama | Photo: University of TexasJohn Goodenough, the oldest living winner of the Nobel Prize, passed away at 100 on Sunday. Goodenough became the oldest winner of the prestigious award when he shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in chemistry at 97. Goodenough won it for co-developing the revolutionary lithium-ion battery which has transformed technology as we know it today. Goodenough died at an assisted living facility in Austin, the University of Texas said. He shared the 2019 Nobel Prize with British-born American scientist M. Stanley Whittingham and Japan's Akira Yoshino.

Source: dna June 27, 2023 05:41 UTC