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Also Known As Hannes Olof Gösta Alfvén
Born May 30, 1908 • Norrköping • Sweden
Died April 2, 1995 (aged 86) • Sweden
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (1970)
Subjects Of Study plasma

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