Papers, 1931-1992.

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Papers, 1931-1992.

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The collection includes correspondence with scientists from around the world; manuscripts with comments, especially from his early scientific research; books Alfvén wrote by himself and in collaboration with others; articles, reports, abstracts, research papers; notebooks and photographs from his extensive travels; a wide range of documents showing his interest and concern for atomic power, nuclear weapons, peace movement (Pugwash), sources of energy, overpopulation and world famine; press clippings, Nobel prize diploma and medallion, honary doctorate, etc.; material concerning his collaborations and colleagues especially in Sweden and USA; private papers such as photos and diaries/journals.

40 metres documents, 20 metres books and 100 objects.

American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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Alfvén, Hannes, 1908-1995

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Astrophysicist who contributed significantly to advances in fields of magnetohydrodynamics, plasma physics, geophysics, thermonuclear reaction, and cosmology. Alfven shared the 1970 Nobel Prize in Physics with Louis Neel. He formulated several controversial explanations of the behavior of interstellar magnetic fields, which undermined the "big bang" theory of the creation of the universe. Though initially viewed with great skepticism, Alfven's theories came to have a revolutionizing influence on...

Pugwash Conferences on Science & World Affairs.

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