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Akira Yoshino

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

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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.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Suita wd
Citizenship
Japan wd
Occupation
chemist, engineer, inventor, researcher wd
Education
Kyoto University, Kyoto University, University of Osaka, Osaka Prefectural Kitano High School wd

Awards wd

  • Medal with Purple Ribbon (2004)
  • Charles Stark Draper Prize (2014)
  • Japan Prize (2018)
  • Global Energy Prize (2013)
  • Yamazaki-Teiichi Prize (2011)
  • European Inventor Award (2019)
  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2019)
  • Order of Culture (2019)
  • Person of Cultural Merit (2021)

Questions

When was Akira Yoshino born?
Akira Yoshino was born on 30 January 1948 in Suita.
Where did Akira Yoshino study?
Akira Yoshino was educated at Kyoto University, Kyoto University, University of Osaka, Osaka Prefectural Kitano High School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Akira Yoshino · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q4701206 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Akira Yoshino 20170920 (cropped 2).jpg by 大臣官房人事課 (CC BY 4.0)

Last updated · facts checked 4 November 2026

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