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Dalén

American  
[duh-leyn, da-] / dəˈleɪn, dæ- /

noun

  1. Gustaf 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.


Dalén British  
/ daˈleːn /

noun

  1. Nils Gustaf. 1869–1937, Swedish engineer, inventor of an automatic light-controlled valve known as `Solventil'. Nobel prize for physics 1912

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"The dataset we present could be seen as the first element of a road map towards resurrection," Dalén said.

From Reuters Apr. 7, 2023

“The canine may have been an evolutionary link between wolves and modern dogs,” said Love Dalén, a Swedish geneticist who has sequenced the creature’s genome.

From New York Times Nov. 2, 2021

I had always assumed the origins of the AGA stove were uniquely British, but this stalwart appliance was actually created about a century ago by blind Swedish physicist Gustaf Dalén, a Nobel Laureate.

From Salon Mar. 26, 2021

Nils Gustaf Dalén won the 1912 prize in physics for inventing a new kind of lighthouse valve that automatically switched off the beacon at sunrise.

From The Guardian Oct. 7, 2019

Dalén hopes the new study will put some of the debate to rest.

From Science Magazine May 21, 2015

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