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Explained that way, it's a good aptronym. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aptronym

It could be a case of nominative determinism. Driven by fate to create good-enough solutions.

Unlike some people I could mention...

His middle initial is B as well.

Johnny B. Goodenough

Born in 1922, so the "parents were Chuck Berry fans" theory is out.

"He never ever learned to read and write so well, but he could drive enough current to win a Nobel."

that's got to be one of the funniest things i've read in a long time.

Maybe Chuck Berry wrote the song about him

Maybe his parents are both Chuck Berry fans and time travelers.

This is the post that keeps on giving.

Situations like convince me the universe is a lazy writer.

Last Name: "Lazywriter"

Not to rain on the parade but wasn’t it Yoshino’s anode work that reduced the liklihood of immolation?

From now on I'm going to have to call them Goodenough batteries.

He also helped make RAM at MIT Lincoln labs .