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Re:Chemistry Nobel Goes to Lithium Battery Innovators by ericmcer on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @01:33PM (#21205586)
It's really inspiring to see someone doing some of their most important work after they are 50+ years old.
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Re:Chemistry Nobel Goes to Lithium Battery Innovators by Gibbon1 on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @07:21PM (#21209280)
You can look up Daryl Chapin, Calvin Fuller, and Gerald Pearson who produced probably the first high efficiency[1] silicon solar cells in the mid 1950's. They were all in their late 40's early 50's at the time.

[1] Six percent!!!

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