Akira Yoshino - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Akira Yoshino | |
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吉野 彰 | |
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Education | Kyoto University (BS, MS) Osaka University (PhD) |
Awards | IEEE Medal for Environmental and Safety Technologies (2012) Global Energy Prize (2013) Charles Stark Draper Prize (2014) Japan Prize (2018) Nobel Prize (2019) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Electrochemistry |
Institutions | Asahi Kasei Meijo University |
Akira Yoshino (吉野 彰, Yoshino Akira, born 30 January 1948) is a Japanese chemist. He is a professor of Meijo University. He is the inventor of lithium-ion battery (LIB) often used in cellular phones and notebook computers. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2019.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Specia, Megan (9 October 2019). "Nobel Prize in Chemistry Honors Work on Lithium-Ion Batteries - John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino were recognized for research that has "laid the foundation of a wireless, fossil fuel-free society."". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 October 2019.