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And the winners are…
Source: The Economist/ Technology Quarterly
(Adapted) Dec 8th 2005

This newspaper was established in 1843 to take part in “a severe contest between intelligence, which presses forward, and an unworthy, timid ignorance obstructing our progress”. One of the chief ways in which intelligence presses forward is through innovation, which is now recognized as one of the most important contributors to economic growth. Innovation, in turn, depends on the creative individuals who dream up new ideas and turn them into reality.

The Economist recognizes these talented people through our annual Innovation Awards, presented in seven fields, including energy and the environment - whose winner is:

Stanford Ovshinsky, president and chief scientist and technologist, Energy Conversion Devices, for developing the nickel-metal-hydride battery. This is the battery technology found in hybrid cars, laptop computers and many other devices, and is just one of the many innovations devised by Mr Ovshinsky , a self-taught inventor who pioneered the field of amorphous materials in the 1950s. He is now focusing on solar panels and hydrogen-powered cars.

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