| Authorised form of name | Alfven; Hannes Olof Gosta (1908 - 1995) |
| Dates | 1908 - 1995 |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Place of birth | Norrkoping, Sweden |
| Date of birth | 30/05/1908 |
| Date of death | 02/04/1995 |
| Research field | Physics |
| Activity | Education:
University of Uppsala. PhD (1934)
Career:
Researcher, Nobel Institute of Technology, Stockholm (1940); Professor, Royal Institute of Technology (1940); Professor, University of California at San Diego (1967); member of the Swedish Science Advisory Council; President, Pugwash Conference on Science and world affairs
Medals and prizes:
Nobel Prize (Physics) 1970
Memberships:
Swedish Academy of Sciences; Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences |
| Membership category | Foreign Member |
| Date of election | 24/04/1980 |
| Age at election | 71 |
| Source | Sources:
MSE
Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1998 vol 44 pp 1-19, plate, by R S Pease and S Lindqvist |
| Code | NA5832 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1980/41 | Alfven, Hannes Olof Gosta: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 1980 |
| PIF/A/27 | Personal information file: Hannes Olaf Gosta Alfven | 1970-1998 |