John Goodenough, from the University of Texas at Austin, won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his role in! the development of the lithium ion battery(锂离子电池). Reporter Benjamin Thompson chatted with him about his work.
Benjamin: John, you were announced as one of the winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. How are you feeling now?
John: I'm very grateful to have that honour, but I'm the same person as I was before.
Benjamin: Well, at 97 you are the oldest Nobel winner. Somebody tells me that you're still in the lab every day researching and working. Is that true?
John: Yes, I'm still working. What should I do? Should I just retire (退休) and wait to die? No, I don't think so,
Benjamin: Before, did you think that your research would lead to where you are now?
John: No, I really didn't. I couldn't predict(预测) it. But I'm very pleased that it's useful for society.
Benjamin: What questions are left to answer for lithium-ion batteries, as you can see?
John: How do you make them safer? How do you make them last longer? I know that we live in a throwaway society and people don't want things to last too long, but I like to make things with a long life: I think we need to protect Mother Earth.
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Brief introduction of the interviewee : Name: John Goodenough Age: . Nationality: American Achievement: the winner of the Nobel Prize for . |
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Summary(摘要)of the interview: John feels grateful to be the Nobel Prize winner and he is that the lithium-ion battery is useful for society. He keeps on working every day and his future research is to make the batteries . |
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Conclusion: From the interview, we can know that John is a(n) person. |
