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John Goodenough, 93-year-old physicist regarded as father of lithium ion battery
- johansch 11y ago24 years isn't that long compared to what the The Nobel Committee for Physics usually waits for to make sure there are no controversies about who did what... (I've heard they also do try to keep track of the health of expected recipients when they are old...)
- tzs 11y agoThat's a terrible title [1]. Generally, titles of the form "<name>, <age> <why the person is important>" are for stories about someone who has just died. The title at the site is "The invisible device that powers everything you do". That's not very good either, but at least doesn't make it sound like he just died. [1] current title is "John Goodenough, 93-year-old physicist regarded as father of lithium ion battery".
- prawn 11y agoFWIW, the title was changed on HN after I submitted it (using the title at the original site). I resubmitted at the recommendation of HN. Might've been a change made at some point then?