John B. Goodenough Cause of Death

Famous American scientist, John B. Goodenough has been reported dead. According to sources, he died at an assisted living facility in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, June 25, 2023. He was a centenarian (100 years old) at the time of death.

Born on July 25, 1922, John B. Goodenough attended Yale University, where he received a BS in mathematics, and also became a member of Skull and Bones. He also served in the U. S Army as a meteorologist in World War II and went to the University of Chicago to complete a master’s degree. He was also awarded a Ph. D. in physics in 1952.

He became a research scientist and team leader at MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory for 24 years after his studies. During that time, he was part of an interdisciplinary team responsible for developing random access magnetic memory.

His research efforts on RAM led him to develop the concepts of cooperative orbital ordering, also known as a cooperative Jahn-Teller distortion, in oxide materials and subsequently led to his development of the rules for the sign of the magnetic superexchange in materials, now known as the Goodenough-Kanamori rules – with Junjiro Kanamori.