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Possibly one of the most important invention of the 20th century

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[โ€“] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Such an obssessive need we have, to claim 'inventors' for everything!! Oh, I guess 'clickbait' answers that one.

Wasn't it Jeff Dahn (along with colleagues) at Dalhousie University who found the final piece of the puzzle in developing the Li-Ion battery? https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1990JElS..137.2009F/abstract

He is simply one of the co-creators who SHARED the Nobel prize for DEVELOPMENT which helped to transform the technology.

Goodenough and Koichi in 1979 helped with the positive electrode material that helped early commercial batteries LiCoO~2~ and Goodenough's name does appear as one of many 'inventors' who worked on this.

However, there are many many names involved - we don't really have 'inventors' these days. We also find that most famous inventors are simply people who claimed credit for other folks work.

[โ€“] venoft 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

We also find that most famous inventors are simply people who claimed credit for other folks work.

Cough Musk cough

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