Hannes Alfvén

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Hannes_Alfvén

GPTKB entity

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
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	gptkb:atheism
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Kerstin_Alfvén
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Royal_Swedish_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Hannes Alfvén