Hannes Alfvén

Hannes Olof Gösta Alfvén (May 30, 1908; Norrköping,

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Sweden - April 2, 1995; Djursholm, Sweden) is known as a Swedish plasma physicist who won the Nobel Prize in 1970 for his work developing magnetohydrodynamics theory. He trained as, and considered himself to be, an electrical power engineer, taught physics at university, became professor of electromagnetic theory, and accepted the Chair of Plasma Physics. Later he worked in universities in America. He died aged 86 years old.

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Sweden - April 2 - 1995 - Djursholm - Magnetohydrodynamics

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