Robert Thalén [SEP] occupation
Robert Thalén
Tobias Robert Thalén Hon. FRSE (28 December 1827 – 27 July 1905) was a Swedish physicist. He was awarded the Rumford Medal in 1884 for his spectroscopic researches. He was an expert on terrestrial magnetism and spectrum analysis. He gives his name to the crystalline mineral Thalenite.
He worked closely with Anders Ångström. Together they measured and recorded the spectral lines of many elements and created the science of spectral analysis.
Life.
He was born in Koping on 28 December 1827.
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named after Anders Celsius. It was first awarded in 1961, and it is reserved to scientists working in mathematical and physical sciences, and as such, it is awarded upon decision by the "Mathematical-Physical class" of the Academy.
Prizes Bergstedt prize.
This is the second older prize awarded by the Academy, instituted on 12 May 1827, upon a donation by the Secretary of State Erik Bergstedt.
Prizes Thalen prize.
Instituted in 1902, it is named after the physics professor Robert Thalén.
Prizes (Lilly