Hannes Olof Gösta Alfvén

Hannes Olof Gösta Alfvén

Nobel Prize in Physics 1970

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

“for fundamental work and discoveries in magnetohydro-dynamics with fruitful applications in different parts of plasma physics”

Hannes Olof Gösta Alfvén was a Swedish physicist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1970 for fundamental work and discoveries in magnetohydrodynamics with fruitful applications in different parts of plasma physics. He was affiliated with the Royal Institute of Technology.

Field
Physics · Plasma Physics
Lifespan
1908–1995
  • Physics
  • Plasma Physics