h o g alfven

Alf·vén

[ahl-veyn, al-]
noun
Han·nes (O·lof Gö·sta) [hahn-nes oo-lawf yœ-stah] , 1908–1995, Swedish physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
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Alfvén (alˈven) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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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