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Dec 13, 1867 Christiania, Norway Died on 15 Jun 1917 (aged 49)
Norwegian scientist
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About Kristian Birkeland
- Kristian Olaf Bernhard Birkeland (13 December 1867 – 15 June 1917) was a Norwegian scientist.
- He is best remembered for his theories of atmospheric electric currents that elucidated the nature of the aurora borealis.
- In order to fund his research on the aurorae, he invented the electromagnetic cannon and the Birkeland-Eyde process of fixing nitrogen from the air.
- Birkeland was nominated for the Nobel Prize seven times.
