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Akira Yoshino

Chemistry

Akira Yoshino (born 30 January 1948) is a Japanese chemist, a fellow of Asahi Kasei Corporation and a professor at Meijo University in Nagoya. He created the first safe, production-viable lithium-ion battery and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2019 alongside M. Stanley Whittingham and John B. Goodenough.

Facts
Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1948 3
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1948-01-30 3
Nationality
Japan 1
Birthplace
Suita, Japan 1
Field
Field (category)
Chemistry 1
Field (category)
Engineering 1
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Major Prize
Nobel 2
Gender
Male 2
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Additional Source Akira Yoshino (Wikipedia)Lead section, 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry co-laureates
Additional Source Akira Yoshino (Wikipedia)Lead section, 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry co-laureates

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Chemistry, Disciplines
Additional Source Akira Yoshino (Wikipedia)Lead section, 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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Source Akira Yoshino (Wikidata)
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1. Akira Yoshino (Wikidata)
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Japan
    Q17
  • P19 (place of birth): Suita, Japan
    Q653510
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2. NobelPrize.org: Nobel Prize laureate record: Akira Yoshino
NobelPrize.org
  • Nobel API laureate record, gender
    "fileName": "yoshino", "gender": "male"
  • Nobel API laureate record, prize
    "awardYear": "2019", "category": { "en": "Chemistry",
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3. Akira Yoshino (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section (entity-description)
    Akira Yoshino (born 30 January 1948) is a Japanese chemist.
  • Infobox (birth-date)
    (1948-01-30) 30 January 1948 (age 78) Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
  • Infobox (birth-year)
    (1948-01-30) 30 January 1948 (age 78) Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
  • Works In: Chemistry, Lead section, 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
    Yoshino was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2019 alongside M. Stanley Whittingham and John B. Goodenough.
  • Associated With: John B. Goodenough, Lead section, 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry co-laureates
    Yoshino was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2019 alongside M. Stanley Whittingham and John B. Goodenough.
  • Associated With: M. Stanley Whittingham, Lead section, 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry co-laureates
    Yoshino was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2019 alongside M. Stanley Whittingham and John B. Goodenough.
  • Member Of: Nobel Prize, Lead section
    Yoshino was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2019 alongside M.
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