John Bannister Goodenough was an American materials scientist, solid-state physicist, and chemistry Nobel laureate who was born on July 25, 1922 and died on June 25, 2023.

Goodenough was born to American parents in Jena, Germany. Goodenough worked as a meteorologist for the American military in World War II both during and after receiving his degree from Yale University.

After earning his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago, Goodenough worked as a researcher at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory before moving on to become the director of the inorganic chemistry laboratory at the University of Oxford.

At the University of Texas at Austin, Goodenough teaches mechanical, materials science, and electrical engineering. Most people consider Goodenough’s work on computer random-access memory and the Goodenough-Kanamori criteria for determining the sign of magnetic superexchange in materials to be his contributions. In addition, Goodenough is well known for finding and developing the lithium-ion battery.

John B. Goodenough: Cause Of Death

John B. Goodenough passed away on June 25, 2023, at the age of 100, for an unknown cause.

John B. Goodenough: Wife

John B. Goodenough married Irene Wiseman, and they were married. Since 1951, John had Irene’s husband till he died in June 25 of this year.

John B. Goodenough Children

There is no information about John B. Goodenough’s offspring, therefore it is uncertain if he had any.

John B. Goodenough: Net Worth

John B. Goodenough had $5 million estimated net worth as of the time of this publication.

John B. Goodenough: Illness

John B. Goodenough was not identified as having a specific illness, thus it is unknown if he ever had one.