Lithium-ion battery pioneer John Goodenough dies at 100

Materials scientist John Goodenough, the inventor of the lithium–ion battery, died on 25 June – just a month shy of his 101st birthday. His pioneering work on the now ubiquitous lithium-ion battery led to him receiving the 2019 Nobel prize in chemistry.

His work helped to spawn the wireless revolution and put electronic devices in the hands of people worldwide, explains the University of Texas, Austin where he worked for nearly 40 years. Goodenough, who was the oldest recipient of the Nobel prize at 97 years old, shared the award with British–American chemist Stanley Whittingham and Japanese chemist Akira Yoshino.