The QZ article gets much of its information from this March, 2001 oral history interview: http://authors.library.caltech.edu/5456/1/hrst.mit.edu/hrs/materials/

The QZ article gets much of its information from this March, 2001 oral history interview: http://authors.library.caltech.edu/5456/1/hrst.mit.edu/hrs/materials/public/Goodenough/Goodenough_interview.htm http://authors.library.caltech.edu/5456/1/hrst.mit.edu/hrs/m... His recollections are very detailed, and you can clearly see what a genius John Goodenough is. Many early computing and defense industry interviews have a similar feel as this one -- so wonderful to read and be inspired by material like this.