astronomy

Thorvald Mellingen

Thorvald Mellingen is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Thorvald Mellingen rather than just read about it. In short: Thorvald L. Mellingen (8 October 1935 – 29 October 2016) was a Norwegian engineer.

Key takeaways

Thorvald Mellingen belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Thorvald Mellingen to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Thorvald Mellingen from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Thorvald L. Mellingen (8 October 1935 – 29 October 2016) was a Norwegian engineer. He graduated from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1961, and then worked in the companies Norsk Bergverk and Sydvaranger. He was then hired in Norsk Hydro in 1965, and took further education at the Institut français du pétrole. In 1969 he went on to Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Forskningsråd. From 1976 to 1982 he worked in Saga Petroleum, overseeing construction at the Sèmè oil field in Benin. In 1983 he was hired as assistant director of NUTEC. He was then CEO from 1984 to 1998, except for a period between 1991 and 1992 when he was CEO of Statoil Nigeria. From 2001 he was an advisor for the Angolan Ministry of Petroleum. Thorvald Mellingen was a volunteer and embassador [sic] of DIDI International Therapeutic Children Theater for war affected children. In 2005 Mellingen empowered the creation of the women professional center in Bamako, Mali. Mellingen was a member of the board of the Norwegian Petroleum Society, and was involved in the Norwegian Support Committee for Chechnya. He was a Knight, 1st Class, of the Swedish Order of the Polar Star, and lived in Laksevåg.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Thorvald Mellingen

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Thorvald Mellingen claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Thorvald Mellingen before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Thorvald Mellingen ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Thorvald Mellingen

In research: Thorvald Mellingen appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Thorvald Mellingen in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Thorvald Mellingen is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1935 births, 2016 deaths, Norwegian Institute of Technology alumni, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Thorvald Mellingen outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Thorvald Mellingen in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Thorvald Mellingen means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Thorvald Mellingen out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Thorvald Mellingen in simple terms?

Thorvald L. Mellingen (8 October 1935 – 29 October 2016) was a Norwegian engineer.

Why does Thorvald Mellingen matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Thorvald Mellingen?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Thorvald Mellingen.