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Gustaf Dalén

Physics

Nils Gustaf Dalen was a Swedish engineer and inventor who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1912 for his invention of automatic regulators for use with gas accumulators that lit lighthouses and buoys.

Facts
Birth Year
1869 1
Death Date
1937-12-09 1
Death Year
1937 1
Death Place
Lidingö Parish, Sweden 1
Nationality
Sweden 1
Field
Field (category)
Physics 1
Field (category)
Chemistry 1
Field (category)
Engineering 1
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Works In

Physics, Disciplines
Source NobelPrize.org: Gustaf Dalén - Facts
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Nationality

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Source Gustaf Dalén (Wikidata)
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1. Gustaf Dalén (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +1937-12-09T00:00:00Z
  • P570 (date of death): full date
    +1937-12-09T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Sweden
    Q34
  • P20 (place of death): Lidingö Parish, Sweden
    Q11057477
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NobelPrize.org: Gustaf Dalén - Facts
NobelPrize.orgWorks In: Physics, Facts: Nobel Prize field
Quote, Works In: Physics, Facts: Nobel Prize field
Nobel Prize in Physics 1912
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