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If you want to see an accomplished life, look up John Goodenough on Wikipedia. Casually fought in WWII, developed Lithium-Ion, still going strong in his 90’s.
by elamje 7y ago
If you want to see an accomplished life, look up John Goodenough on Wikipedia. Casually fought in WWII, developed Lithium-Ion, still going strong in his 90’s.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_B._Goodenough https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_B._Goodenough
- peterholcomb 7y agoIt would have been pretty heartbreaking (to me at least) for him to have passed before getting the Nobel. Glad they finally gave it to him.
- labster 7y agoWould have been impossible too: Nobel Prizes are bestowed only on the living, so as to fund their research.
- ericmcer 7y agoIt's really inspiring to see someone doing some of their most important work after they are 50+ years old.
- Gibbon1 7y agoYou can look up Daryl Chapin, Calvin Fuller, and Gerald Pearson who produced probably the first high efficiency[1] silicon solar cells in the mid 1950's. They were all in their late 40's early 50's at the time. [1] Six percent!!!