Stanford R. Ovshinsky
Stanford R. Ovshinsky · Technology & Engineering
Invented the nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) battery and pioneered amorphous-silicon devices.
November 24, 1922, Akron, Ohio, USA — October 17, 2012
Akron, Ohio, USA
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Stanford R. Ovshinsky was an American inventor and scientist, born in Akron, Ohio, to a Jewish family; his father was an immigrant from Lithuania. A self-taught pioneer, he invented the nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) battery that powered a generation of hybrid vehicles and portable electronics, and he pioneered amorphous-silicon and thin-film devices used in solar panels and rewritable optical media. His work founded the field of 'ovonics' and advanced clean energy technology.
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Invented the nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) battery and pioneered amorphous-silicon devices.
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