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How did Alfvén's training as an electrical engineer inform his later research?
It equipped him with practical understanding of electricity and magnetic fields
It had no relevance
It hindered his theoretical work
He had to unlearn most of it
Answer
Alfvén's training as an electrical engineer equipped him with practical understanding of electricity and magnetic fields. This understanding was crucial to his later research, which focused on the interactions between plasmas and magnetic fields. Alfvén's work in this area led to the development of Theory of magnetohydrodynamics (MHD), which is now a fundamental tool for understanding plasmas in space and in fusion reactors.
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