The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry will be awarded to John D Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino for the development of lithium-ion batteries, the Nobel Committee said. Lithium-ion batteries have revolutionised our lives and are used in everything from mobile phones to laptops and electric vehicles. At the age of 97, Prof Goodenough is the oldest person ever to win the award.
The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry will be awarded to John D Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino for the development of lithium-ion batteries, the Nobel Committee said. Lithium-ion batteries have revolutionised our lives and are used in everything from mobile phones to laptops and electric vehicles. At the age of 97, Prof Goodenough is the oldest person ever to win the award.