Condolences to the Family of Sustaining Sigma Xi Member Stanford Ovshinsky

摘要

Sigma Xi Sustaining Member and inventor Stanford Ovshinsky died in his home in Michigan on Wednesday, October 17, 2012. A largely self-taught scientist, Dr. Ovshinsky is perhaps best known for his developments involving car batteries-specifically the nickel-metal hydride battery-as well as for his contributions to rechargeable batteries, regenerative fuel cells and solid hydrogen storage systems. For these many achievements, Dr. Ovshinsky was named Time magazine's 1999 Hero for the Planet. In 2007, Dr. Ovshinsky was awarded Sigma Xi's Walston Chubb Award for Innovation.