Remembering lithium-ion battery pioneer John Goodenough
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Remembering lithium-ion battery pioneer John Goodenough
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Re: Remembering lithium-ion battery pioneer John Goodenough
#2That's quite big news. The fact that it was kept quiet for 3 weeks is no small feat.
Re: Remembering lithium-ion battery pioneer John Goodenough
#3That's quite big news. The fact that it was kept quiet for 3 weeks is no small feat.
Re: Remembering lithium-ion battery pioneer John Goodenough
#4I hadn't realized he also helped develop lithium iron phosphate, which unlike other chemistries seems to have the potential to scale up to what is needed. "good enough" indeed.
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#5What an inspiring life. A life dedicated to good work.
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#6Ugh… saw the headline and didn’t want to believe it. I was made aware of his contributions in a mini documentary a few years ago. He really seemed to be someone extraordinary.
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#7It's still the most unbelievably ironic name for a pioneer/inventor.
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#8Technological hero.
I didn't realize that Goodenough and Stanford Ovshinsky (inventor of prismatic NiMH cell) were born within months of each other.
Stanford R. Ovshinsky, November 24, 1922
John B. Goodenough, July 25, 1922
Re: Remembering lithium-ion battery pioneer John Goodenough
#9I’m glad he was on our side of the war. I’ll admit I felt a twinge when it lead with “born in Germany 100 years ago.”
Re: Remembering lithium-ion battery pioneer John Goodenough
#10It's still the most unbelievably ironic name for a pioneer/inventor.
On the contrary, innovation is often about being great at doing things "good enough" so that you can rapidly advance to the frontiers. Innovators must be pragmatic, and so they leave perfectionists in the dust.