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Also Known As John Bannister Goodenough
Born July 25, 1922 • Jena • Germany
Died June 25, 2023 (aged 100) • Austin • Texas
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (2019) • Copley Medal (2019) • Draper Prize (2014) • National Medal of Science (2011)
Subjects Of Study lithium ion • magnetism • titanium disulfide • battery • fuel cell • lithium-ion battery • solid oxide fuel cell

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