Early morning…
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Professor Stanley was standing on the podium, giving a lecture to undergraduates as usual.
Ever since losing to Lu Zhou in that "race" on patents for lithium-sulfur battery electrode materials, he lost ExxonMobil's support, left the industry in embarrassment, and returned to the academic world.
However, that might have been a blessing in disguise.
Because of the research on lithium batteries, he, Professor Goodnough, and Professor Akira Yoshino won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
After receiving this honorary crown, his academic path was paved smoothly. Not only did ExxonMobil intend to repair the relationship with him, but there were even more students signing up for his classes.
Of course, receiving this award had a huge amount of luck involved.
