Alfvén
[ ahl-veyn, al- ]
noun
Han·nes (O·lof Gö·sta) [hahn-nes oo-lawf yœ-stah], /ˈhɑn nɛs ˈu lɔf ˈyœ stɑ/, 1908–1995, Swedish physicist: Nobel Prize 1970.
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British Dictionary definitions for Alfvén
Alfvén
/ (alˈven) /
noun
Hannes Olaf Gösta (ˈhannɛs ˈuːlaf ˈjøsta). 1908–95, Swedish physicist, noted for his research on magnetohydrodynamics; shared the Nobel prize for physics in 1970
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