In October John B. Goodenough, SM’50, PhD’52, received a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his role in developing the lithium-ion battery. (Illustration by Niklas Elmehed, © Nobel Media)
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UChicago՚s Nobels and Nobelists, by the numbers.
597
Nobel and Nobel Memorial prizes awarded to date
92
Laureates affiliated with UChicago as faculty, students, or researchers
17
Age of the youngest recipient at the time of the award
97
Age of the oldest, 2019 chemistry laureate John Goodenough, SM’50, PhD’52
34
Laureates who are UChicago alumni
5
Laureates currently on the faculty
2
Alumni laureates on the faculty
7
Nobel medals in UChicago Library collections
