Kristian Birkeland
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 106 years ago |
Date of birth | December 13,1867 |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Born | Oslo |
Norway | |
Date of died | June 15,1917 |
Died | Hotel Seiyoken |
Kawasaki | |
Kanagawa | |
Japan | |
Spouse | Ida Hammer |
Siblings | Tonnes Gunnar |
Job | Physicist |
Education | University of Oslo |
Nationality | Norwegian |
Parents | Reinart Birkeland |
Ingeborg Birkeland | |
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ID | 1778940 |
Kristian Birkeland Life story
Kristian Olaf Bernhard Birkeland was a Norwegian scientist, professor of physics at the Royal Fredriks University in Oslo. He is best remembered for his theories of atmospheric electric currents that elucidated the nature of the aurora borealis.