John B. Goodenough
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Summary
John B. Goodenough was born on July 25, 1922[1], in Jena[2]. He died on June 25, 2023[3], in Austin[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], inventor[6], meteorologist[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,276 views/month, #6,993 of 1,000,298).[9]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Austin Memorial Park Cemetery[10]
- Father: Erwin Ramsdell Goodenough[11]
- Country of citizenship: United States[12]
- Field of work: solid-state physics[13], materials science[14], Nobel Prize[15], lithium-ion battery[16]
- Employer: Massachusetts Institute of Technology[17], University of Texas at Austin[18], University of Oxford[19], Air National Guard[20]
- Educated at: Yale University[21], University of Chicago[22]
- Doctoral advisor: Clarence Zener[23]
- Award received: Fellow of the American Physical Society[24], honorary doctor of the University of Bordeaux[25], Centenary Prize[26], Von Hippel Award[27], ACM Fellow[28], Olin Palladium Award[29], Japan Prize[30], honorary doctorate of the University of Santiago de Compostela[31], Enrico Fermi Award[32], Foreign Member of the Royal Society[33], National Medal of Science[34], Charles Stark Draper Prize[35], The Eric and Sheila Samson Prime Minister's Prize for Innovation in Alternative Fuels for Transportation[36], Clarivate Citation Laureates[37]
- Member of: Royal Society[38], National Academy of Sciences[39], French Academy of Sciences[40], National Academy of Engineering[41], Association for Computing Machinery[42]
- Influenced by: Nevill Francis Mott[43], John C. Slater[44], Philip W. Anderson[45], Jay Wright Forrester[46]
- Sex or gender: male[47]
- Military branch: United States Army Air Forces[48]
- Commons category: John B. Goodenough[49]
- Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy[50]
- Participated in conflict: World War II[51]
- Family name: Goodenough[52]
- Given name: John[53], Bannister[54]
- Official website: https://www.me.utexas.edu/people/faculty-directory/goodenough[55]
- Medical condition: dyslexia[56]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for John B. Goodenough include John B Goodenough Award[57], an award[58] and John B. Goodenough Award of The Electrochemical Society[59], a science award[60], founded in 2022[61].
Why It Matters
John B. Goodenough has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] He is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]
Entities named for him include John B Goodenough Award[57], an award[58] and John B. Goodenough Award of The Electrochemical Society[59], a science award[60], founded in 2022[61].
FAQs
Where was John B. Goodenough born?
John B. Goodenough's place of birth was Jena[2].
Where did John B. Goodenough die?
John B. Goodenough passed away in Austin[4].
Who were John B. Goodenough's parents?
John B. Goodenough's father was Erwin Ramsdell Goodenough[11].
What did John B. Goodenough do for work?
John B. Goodenough worked as a physicist[5], inventor[6], meteorologist[7], and university teacher[8].
Where did John B. Goodenough go to school?
John B. Goodenough was educated at Yale University[21] and University of Chicago[22].
What awards did John B. Goodenough receive?
Honors received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[24], honorary doctor of the University of Bordeaux[25], Centenary Prize[26], and Von Hippel Award[27].