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Nils Gustaf Dalen

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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 to power lighthouses and buoys.

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Field (category)
Engineering 1
Birth Year
1869 1
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1. Gustaf Dalén (Wikipedia)
  • Wikipedia 'Gustaf Dalén': stated occupation/field in article intro, checked 2026-09-27
  • Wikipedia 'Gustaf Dalén': infobox birth_date, checked 2026-09-27
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