James Van Allen
Physicist, Academic
1914 – 2006
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Who was James Van Allen?
James Alfred Van Allen was an American space scientist at the University of Iowa. He was instrumental in establishing the field of magnetospheric research in space.
The Van Allen radiation belts were named after him, following their discovery by his Geiger–Müller tube instruments on the 1958 satellites: during the International Geophysical Year. Van Allen led the scientific community for the inclusion of scientific research instruments on space satellites.
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- Born
- Sep 7, 1914
Mount Pleasant - Also known as
- James Alfred Van Allen
- Spouses
- Abigail Fithian Halsey
(1945/10/13 - )
- Abigail Fithian Halsey
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Iowa Wesleyan College
- PhD, University of Iowa
Nuclear physics
( - 1939/06)
- Lived in
- United States of America
- Iowa City
( - 2006/08/09)
- Died
- Aug 9, 2006
Iowa City
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on July 23, 2013
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