Kristian Birkeland

Kristian Olaf Bernhard Birkeland was a Norwegian space physicist, inventor, and professor of physics at the Royal Fredriks University in Oslo. He is best remembered for his theories of atmospheric electric currents that elucidated the nature of the aurora borealis.

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Who was born first?

• Kristian Birkeland and Johannes Fibiger were born the same year
• Kristian Birkeland and Charles Dillon Perrine were born the same year
• Kristian Birkeland and Charles Fabry were born the same year
• Kristian Birkeland and Edgar de Wahl were born the same year
• Kristian Birkeland and Maxime Bôcher were born the same year

Timeline

1. Charles Dillon PerrineJuly 28, 1867 – June 21, 1951
2. Charles FabryJune 11, 1867 – December 11, 1945
3. Edgar de WahlAugust 11, 1867 – March 9, 1948
4. Johannes FibigerApril 23, 1867 – January 30, 1928
5. Kristian Birkeland (this page)December 13, 1867 – June 15, 1917
6. Maxime BôcherAugust 28, 1867 – September 12, 1918

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