Cold War computers, California supercars, and the pursuit of lithium-ion power

Matthew N. Eisler

doi:10.1063/PT.3.3296

Cold War computers, California supercars, and the pursuit of lithium-ion power

Matthew N. Eisler

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The electric vehicle’s history offers a lesson to the wise: Harvesting the fruits of basic science requires industrial foresight, investment, and a healthy dose of realpolitik.

Original language	English
Article number	3
Pages (from-to)	30-36
Number of pages	7
Journal	Physics Today
Volume	69
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.3296
Publication status	Published - 30 Sept 2016

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Cold War
lithium-ion battery
computing

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