Who were awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2019 for developing lithium-ion batteries?

The correct answer is John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino.

Key Points

• John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2019.
• They were recognized for their contribution to the development of lithium-ion batteries, which have revolutionized portable electronics and energy storage.
• M. Stanley Whittingham laid the foundation for lithium-ion batteries during the oil crisis in the 1970s by developing the first functional lithium battery.
• John B. Goodenough improved the battery by doubling its potential, making it much more powerful, while Akira Yoshino eliminated pure lithium, making the battery safer for practical use.

Additional Information

• Benjamin List and David MacMillan: They were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2021 for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis, a precise tool for molecular construction.
• Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna: They won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2020 for developing the CRISPR-Cas9 genetic editing technique, which allows for precise alterations to DNA.
• Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel, and Andrea Ghez: They received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2020 for their discoveries about black holes. Roger Penrose proved black hole formation as a robust prediction of general relativity, while Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez discovered a supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.