Talk:Stanford R. Ovshinsky

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I wrote it. (I used to work with Stan.) Here are some Categories (I guess!): biography, physics, electronics, semiconductors, memory devices, batteries, electric automobiles, glass, amorphous.

The title could be "Stanford R. Ovshinsky," altho he likes to go by the name of "Stan." But make sure your searcher can find him, looking for just "ovshinsky" (it didn't in one attempt I made).

Dan Shanefield shanefield@ieee.org http://homepage.mac.com/shanefield/shanefield3/Personal28.html

[edit] No mention of his wife Iris

According to the episode Hydrogen Hopes of Scientific American Frontiers on PBS (US TV), Stan and Iris work as a team. The PBS web site article which i linked starts with that topic. Also, no mention of his solid hydrogen storage tank made of metal hydrides. TIA. Jerome Potts 04:29, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

Reponse: Dr. Iris Ovshinsky is practically never listed as co-inventor in Stan's patents or co-author of his papers. Also, there was a mention of the nickel metal hydride storage battery in the "main" article that I wrote for wikipedia. Dan Shanefield

I just saw a documentary at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York, called "Who Killed the Electric Car?" by Chris Paine. Stan and Iris Ovshinsky were featured prominently in the film. They were also in the audience and took questions from members of the audience after the screening. I was very impressed by his work and would say that the documentary might be linked to in some way if possible. and am just writing to support the need to flesh out this listing. I am a librarian so --Christy Sayre

Maybe there should be a page for Dr. Iris Ovshinsky?

[edit] Birth date

Two biographical entries for the same person have just been merged here. The other says he was born 1922, this one says 1923. Can we confirm the year? Thanks. Samsara (talk • contribs) 20:15, 9 October 2006 (UTC)