Goodenough is the oldest person to win a Nobel Prize. Arthur Ashkin was the previous record holder, having won the Nobel Prize in physics in 2018 at age 96.

古迪纳夫是最年长的诺贝尔奖获得者。之前的纪录保持者是阿瑟·阿什金，他在2018年以96岁的高龄获得了诺贝尔物理学奖。

"Live to 97 (years old) and you can do anything," Goodenough said in a statement. "I'm honored and humbled to win the Nobel Prize. I thank all my friends for the support and assistance throughout my life."

古迪纳夫在一份声明中说：“活到97岁，你可以做任何事情。能获得诺贝尔奖，我感到既荣幸又受宠若惊。感谢所有的朋友一直以来对我的支持和帮助。”

Born in 1922 in Jena, Germany, Goodenough earned a PhD from the University of Chicago in 1952, according to the Nobel Foundation. He went on to work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, then at the University of Oxford, where he served as the head of the Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, according to the University of Texas at Austin, where he now works.

据诺贝尔奖基金会介绍，古迪纳夫1922年出生于德国耶拿，1952年获得芝加哥大学博士学位。据目前任职的得克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校介绍，古迪纳夫先后在麻省理工学院和牛津大学工作，并曾担任牛津大学无机化学实验室负责人。

It was at Oxford that Goodenough made the groundbreaking discovery that helped him win the Nobel, UT Austin officials said in a news release.

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