30 May - Hannes Olof Gösta Alfvén birth anniversary

Hannes Olof Gösta Alfvén, a renowned Swedish physicist and electrical engineer, was born on May 30, 1908, in Norrköping, Sweden. He made significant contributions to the field of plasma physics and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1970 for his work on magnetohydrodynamics. Alfvén's groundbreaking research on the behavior of electrically conducting fluids and the concept of Alfvén waves has had a lasting impact on space physics and astrophysics. He passed away on April 2, 1995, in Djursholm, Sweden, leaving behind a legacy of scientific innovation and discovery.