Gustaf Dalén
Nils Gustaf Dalén (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɡɵ̂sːtav daˈleːn] ⓘ; 30 November 1869 – 9 December 1937) was a Swedish Nobel laureate and industrialist, engineer, inventor and long-term CEO of the AGA company and inventor of the AGA cooker and the Dalén light. In 1912 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his "invention of automatic regulators for use in conjunction with gas accumulators for illuminating lighthouses and buoys".
Gustaf Dalén | |
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Dalen c. 1900s | |
| Born | 30 November 1869 Stenstorp, Sweden |
| Died | 9 December 1937 (aged 68) Lidingö, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Alma mater | Chalmers University of Technology, Polytechnikum, Zürich |
| Known for | Sun valve and other lighthouse regulators |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics (1912) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics, mechanical engineering |
| Institutions | AGA |
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