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Akira Yoshino

Japanese engineer and researcher (1948-), known as an inventor of lithium-ion battery · Japan · Scientists

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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.

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2021Person of Cultural MeritAward2019European Inventor AwardAwardNobel Prize in ChemistryAwardOrder of CultureAward2018Japan PrizeAward2014Charles Stark Draper PrizeAward2013Global Energy PrizeAward2011Yamazaki-Teiichi PrizeAward2004Medal with Purple RibbonAward1948Born30 January 1948

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Awards

Person of Cultural Merit2021
European Inventor Award2019
Nobel Prize in Chemistry2019
Order of Culture2019
Japan Prize2018
Charles Stark Draper Prize2014
Global Energy Prize2013
Yamazaki-Teiichi Prize2011
Medal with Purple Ribbon2004

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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.

Country
Japan
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
living
Dates
Born 1948 · age 78

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