What is Gunnar Nordström?
[[File:Gunnar Nordström.jpg|thumb|Gunnar Nordström]] '''Gunnar Nordström''' (12 March 1881, [[Helsinki]] – 24 December 1923, Helsinki) was a [[Finland|Finnish]] [[physics|physicist]]. He is best known for his [[theory]] of [[gravitation]], which was a competitor of [[Albert Einstein]]'s [[general relativity]]. In 1914, Nordström added a space [[dimension]] to his theory. This described gravity and [[electromagnetism]] at the same time. Unluckily, [[Theodor Kaluza]] and [[Oskar Klein]] have got most attention on this subject. Nordström is not well known in his own home [[country]], but what he has done is known well in other countries. Some Finnish [[author]]s call Nordström as ''Finnish Einstein''. Nordström was born in [[Helsinki]], the [[capital (city)|capital]] of Finland during the time when Finland was part of [[Russian Empire]]). He studied at [[University of Helsinki]] and completed his [[dissertation]] in 1908. Before this, he studied for some time in [[Göttingen]] where he met the world's best [[scientist]]s. After this, he became a [[professor]] at the [[university]]. In 1910, he started his trip in [[Europe]]. He visited at [[Zürich City|Zürich]], [[Berlin]], [[Vienna]], and [[Leyden]]. During his time in the [[Netherlands]], he [[marriage|married]] Cornelia van Leeuwen. They had three children. Nordström was very close friend to Albert Einstein and [[Niels Bohr]]. He died at Helsinki in 1923 because of [[radioactivity]]. In that time, radioactivity was thought to have [[heal]]ing effects. {{DEFAULTSORT:Nordstrom, Gunnar}} [[Category:1881 births]] [[Category:1923 deaths]] [[Category:Physicists]] [[Category:Scientists from Helsinki]] {{Bio-stub}} {{authority control}}