Stanford Ovshinsky, 1922- 2012

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Stanford Ovshinsky, 1922- 2012

© Stanford Ovshinsky/ Energy Conversion Devices The Economist once called Stanford Ovshinsky "The Edison of our age". In some ways, he was more like Tesla; he was ridiculed by many, and blew through hundreds of millions of investors money. His 400 patents include the nickel metal hydride battery, which would have made him extremely rich if he hadn't sold most of the rights upfront for much needed cash instead of a bigger royalty. He also invented an entire class of amorphous semiconductors that are now used in thin-film photovoltaics. In 2003 Forbes wrote a vicious article covering his various inventions and companies and called Energy Conversion Devices (ECD) “a high-tech Roach Motel” where “the money goes in but it never comes out." Ovshinsky is completely heedless of the trail of woe behind him, speaking in ciphers when pressed to defend his track record. "Value and pro...

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