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Who was born in May 1908

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Hannes Alfvén

Hannes Alfvén

19081995

Swedish electrical engineer, plasma physicist, and science fiction author who won the 1970 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on magnetohydrodynamics and plasma physics

Ian Fleming

Ian Fleming

19081964

British author who created James Bond and revolutionized the spy novel genre with his sophisticated thrillers

John Bardeen

John Bardeen

19081991

American physicist and engineer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics twice for his work on transistors and the BCS theory of superconductivity

James Stewart

James Stewart

19081997

American actor and military officer renowned for his everyman screen persona and starring in numerous classic films, ranked among the greatest actors of all time