Stanford Robert Ovshinsky

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Stanford_Robert_Ovshinsky
GPTKB entity
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gptkb:American_Physical_Society_Oliver_E._Buckley_Condensed_Matter_Prize
gptkbp:birthDate 1922-11-24
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Akron,_Ohio,_United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 2012-10-17
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Bloomfield_Hills,_Michigan,_United_States
gptkbp:education Akron public schools
gptkbp:fieldOfWork electronics
materials science
physics
renewable energy
energy storage
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Energy_Conversion_Devices
gptkbp:hasPatent gptkb:US_Patent_3,271,591
gptkb:US_Patent_4,623,597
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Stanford Robert Ovshinsky
gptkbp:influenced lithium iron phosphate battery
information storage technology
solar energy industry
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Ovshinsky_effect
nickel-metal hydride battery
thin-film solar cells
amorphous materials
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:inventor
gptkb:scientist
entrepreneur
gptkbp:religion Jewish
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Iris_Ovshinsky
gptkb:Rosa_Ovshinsky
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