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Nils Gustaf Dalén
| Full Name of the recipient | Nils Gustaf Dalén |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Physics |
| Year of Award | 1912 |
| Share in Award | 100.0% |
| Award Shared with | |
| Motivation for the Award | for his invention of automatic regulators for use in conjunction with gas accumulators for illuminating lighthouses and buoys |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | Swedish Gas-Accumulator Co., Lidingö-Stockholm, Sweden |
| Place of Birth | Stenstorp, Sweden SWE |
| Date of Birth | 30 November 1869 |
| Age at the time of Award | 42 years |
| Place of Death | Stockholm, Sweden SWE |
| Date of Death | 9 December 1937 |
