Skip to content
Thursday, October 8, 2026

B-Empire MagazineB-Empire Magazine

Culture without borders. / La culture sans frontières.

Hannes Olof Gösta Alfvén

Nobel Prize laureate in Physics 1970
Hannes Olof Gösta Alfvén — Nobel Prize
© Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain / Wikimedia
Physics 1970
Born : 1908-05-30 — Norrköping, Sweden
Died : 1995-04-02
“for fundamental work and discoveries in magnetohydro-dynamics with fruitful applications in different parts of plasma physics”
Physics · 1970
Hannes Olof Gösta Alfvén, born on May 30, 1908, in Norrköping, Sweden, was a renowned physicist known for his contributions to plasma physics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1970 for his fundamental work and discoveries in magnetohydrodynamics, which have had fruitful applications in various areas of plasma physics. Alfvén passed away on April 2, 1995.

Frequently asked

Who is Hannes Olof Gösta Alfvén?
Hannes Olof Gösta Alfvén, born on May 30, 1908, in Norrköping, Sweden, was a renowned physicist known for his contributions to plasma physics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1970 for his fundamental work and discoveries in magnetohydrodynamics, which have had fruitful applications in various areas of plasma physics. Alfvén passed away on April 2, 1995.
In what year did Hannes Olof Gösta Alfvén win the Nobel Prize?
1970 — Physics
You are offline. Here are the latest available articles.