Hannes Alfvén
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1970.
Born: 30, May, 1908, Norrköping, Sweden
Died: 2, Apr, 1995, Djursholm, Sweden
Prize motivation: "for fundamental work and discoveries in magnetohydro-dynamics with fruitful applications in different parts of plasma physics"
Affiliation at the time of the award: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Prize share: 1/2