Nils Dalen Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Nils Dalen, based on 2 World History Database records associated with Sweden.

2 records1912–19122 events1 places

Chronological biography

1912

Invention of Control Valve1912

Science / Technology

Invents the light controlled valve allowing lighthouses to operate automatically

Nobel Prize1912

Science / Physics · Stockholm

Receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for automatic regulators used with gas accumulators in lighthouses and buoys.

Record provenance

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