Background
Fälthammar, Carl-Gunne Sigvard Charlon was born on December 4, 1931 in Markaryd, Sweden. Son of Oskar Teodor Fritiof and Ingeborg Tatjana (Jonasson) Fälthammar.
Fälthammar, Carl-Gunne Sigvard Charlon was born on December 4, 1931 in Markaryd, Sweden. Son of Oskar Teodor Fritiof and Ingeborg Tatjana (Jonasson) Fälthammar.
Graduate engineer, Royal Institute of Technology, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, Royal Institute of Technology, 1966.
Various research positions Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 1956-1960, associate professor plasma physics, 1969-1975, professor, since 1975, chairman department, 1967—1997. Member Swedish national committees for geodesy and geophysics, radio science.
(Treatise on electrodynamics of the cosmos written by Nobe...)
Member Swedish national commission for geodesy and geophysics, radio science. Member Swedish Geophysical Society (chairman 1975-1976), Royal Swedish Academy Sciences, International Association Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (Executive Committee 1979-1983), International Academy Astronautics (Basic Sciences award 1997), Academia Europaea, others
Married Ann-Marie Ingrid Sjunnesson, August 24, 1957. Children: Karin Ingeborg Maria, Nils Gustav Martin.