DocumentCode :
1216967
Title :
Professor Kr. Birkeland: His Life and Work
Author :
Egeland, A. ; Leer, E.
Volume :
14
Issue :
6
fYear :
1986
Firstpage :
666
Lastpage :
677
Abstract :
Professor Kr. Birkeland´s electromagnetic gun is first discussed. Then, Birkeland´s works on comets, zodiacal light, sun-weather relations, and the periodicity of polar storms are summarized. He based most of his ideas on models from the results of laboratory experiments. During the period 1894-1913, Birkeland contributed greatly to the study of solar-terrestrial physics. He introduced many ideas which still remain central to these fields. Although much of this work remained unrecognized for years, it was truly the foundation of modern space physics.
Keywords :
Chemistry; Electromagnetic scattering; Energy exchange; Finishing; Genetic expression; Laboratories; Mathematics; Physics education; Scholarships; Storms;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0093-3813
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.1986.4316617
Filename :
4316617
Link To Document :
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