Hannes Alfvén

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Hannes_Alfvén
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Uppsala_University
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Lomonosov_Gold_Medal
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:birthDate 1908-05-30
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Norrköping,_Sweden
gptkbp:children 5
gptkbp:deathDate 1995-04-02
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Djursholm,_Sweden
gptkbp:field astrophysics
electrical engineering
plasma physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hannes Alfvén
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:cosmology
plasma physics
space physics
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Alfvén_waves
magnetohydrodynamics
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Royal_Swedish_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality Swedish
gptkbp:NobelPrizeMotivation for fundamental work and discoveries in magnetohydrodynamics with fruitful applications in different parts of plasma physics
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear 1970
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Cosmic_Plasma
gptkb:On_the_Origin_of_the_Solar_System
gptkb:The_Great_Computer:_A_Vision
Evolution of the Solar System
gptkbp:religion atheism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Kerstin_Alfvén
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_Swedish_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5