The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019
Awarded on: 2019-10-09
"for the development of lithium-ion batteries"
Affiliations:
- Asahi Kasei Corporation – Tokyo, Japan
- Meijo University – Nagoya, Japan
Akira Yoshino
Born: 1948-01-30 in Suita, Japan
Gender: male
Field: Japanese chemist (born 1948)
Biography
Akira Yoshino is a Japanese chemist. He is a fellow of Asahi Kasei Corporation and a professor at Meijo University in Nagoya. He created the first safe, production-viable lithium-ion battery, which became used widely in cellular phones and notebook computers. Yoshino was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2019 alongside M. Stanley Whittingham and John B. Goodenough.