Akira Yoshino
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Akira Yoshino is a Japanese chemist best known for pioneering the development of the modern lithium-ion rechargeable battery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Akira Yoshino canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1926323 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Akira Yoshino Context triple: [Nobel Prize in Chemistry, notableLaureate, Akira Yoshino]
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A.
Sumio Iijima
Sumio Iijima is a Japanese physicist best known for his pioneering discovery and characterization of carbon nanotubes, which revolutionized the field of nanotechnology.
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B.
Yoshihisa Hirano
Yoshihisa Hirano is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher known for his successful career in Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball, particularly as a late-inning reliever.
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C.
Isamu Akasaki
Isamu Akasaki was a Japanese physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for pioneering the development of efficient blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs), which revolutionized lighting and display technologies.
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D.
Hideki Shirakawa
Hideki Shirakawa is a Japanese chemist renowned for his pioneering work on conductive polymers, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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E.
Tadahiko Mibuchi
Tadahiko Mibuchi was a Japanese jurist who became the first person to serve as Chief Justice of Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Akira Yoshino Target entity description: Akira Yoshino is a Japanese chemist best known for pioneering the development of the modern lithium-ion rechargeable battery.
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A.
Sumio Iijima
Sumio Iijima is a Japanese physicist best known for his pioneering discovery and characterization of carbon nanotubes, which revolutionized the field of nanotechnology.
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B.
Yoshihisa Hirano
Yoshihisa Hirano is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher known for his successful career in Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball, particularly as a late-inning reliever.
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C.
Isamu Akasaki
Isamu Akasaki was a Japanese physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for pioneering the development of efficient blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs), which revolutionized lighting and display technologies.
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D.
Hideki Shirakawa
Hideki Shirakawa is a Japanese chemist renowned for his pioneering work on conductive polymers, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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E.
Tadahiko Mibuchi
Tadahiko Mibuchi was a Japanese jurist who became the first person to serve as Chief Justice of Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chemist
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engineer ⓘ human ⓘ inventor ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Copley Medal
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Global Energy Prize ⓘ IEEE Medal for Environmental and Safety Technologies ⓘ Japan Prize ⓘ Nobel Prize in Chemistry ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| developed |
carbonaceous material anode for lithium-ion batteries
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prototype lithium-ion cell using LiCoO2 cathode ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Kyoto University
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Osaka University ⓘ |
| employer |
Asahi Kasei Corporation
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Meijo University ⓘ |
| familyName | Yoshino ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
battery technology
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chemistry ⓘ electrochemistry ⓘ |
| givenName | Akira ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
chemist
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corporate researcher ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to energy storage technologies for renewable energy systems
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contributed to global spread of portable electronic devices ⓘ |
| influencedIndustry |
electric vehicles
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mobile communications ⓘ portable electronics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of lithium-ion rechargeable battery
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pioneering modern lithium-ion battery technology ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Japanese ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Engineering Academy of Japan
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Japan Academy ⓘ |
| name | Akira Yoshino ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Chemistry ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeFor | development of lithium-ion batteries ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | enabled commercialization of lithium-ion batteries ⓘ |
| notableWork | first commercially viable lithium-ion battery ⓘ |
| patentOn | lithium-ion rechargeable battery ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
fellow at Asahi Kasei
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professor at Meijo University ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sharesNobelPrizeWith |
John B. Goodenough
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M. Stanley Whittingham ⓘ |
| workLocation | Japan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Akira Yoshino Description of subject: Akira Yoshino is a Japanese chemist best known for pioneering the development of the modern lithium-ion rechargeable battery.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (through its scientists)
subject linked to:
fellow at Asahi Kasei