Nils Dalen Inventor of Dalen Light

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Electricity is the main source of light and energy. But only a few years ago when the use of electricity was limited, there were many means of obtaining light and power with gas. Dalen Light is the main one. The Dallen light was invented by a scientist named Nils Gustaf Dallen. He invented many devices to obtain light and energy without electricity. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1912.

Nils Dalen was born on November 30, 1836 in the village of Stanstop, Sweden. He did not go to school but studied at home. Born into a farming family, Dalen took up farming and farming as a teenager

Got into animal husbandry. But he was very interested in technical matters. As a teenager, he made a tool to measure the fat content of milk. He showed this device to a scientist. The scientist was delighted and arranged for Dalen to study at Chalmers University of Technology to develop his talents. In 1896, Dalen received his doctorate in technical field. In 1906, he got an appointment as an engineer in a gas company. It was here that he researched various gas-powered lights that could be used to throw light over long distances in a lighthouse. In 1912, Dalen became blind when an acetylene experiment exploded. He died in December 1937.