Alfven
hannes (olof gösta) [hahn-nes oo-lawf yœ-stah] /ˈhɑn nɛs ˈu lɔf ˈyœ stɑ/ (show ipa), 1908–1995, swedish physicist: n-bel prize 1970.
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hannes olaf gösta (ˈhannɛs ˈuːlaf ˈjøsta). 1908–95, swedish physicist, noted for his research on magnetohydrodynamics; shared the n-bel prize for physics in 1970
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