Gustaf Dalén
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Who was Gustaf Dalén?
Swedish inventor and industrialist who won the 1912 Nobel Prize in Physics for developing the automatic gas regulator used in lighthouse beacons.
Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Gustaf Dalén (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Awards & Honors
| Award | Year | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Nobel Prize in Physics | 1912 | for his invention of automatic regulators for use in conjunction with gas accumulators for illuminating lighthouses and buoys |
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