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James Van Allen

Space Science and Rocketry Theorists

An American space physicist at the University of Iowa whose instruments aboard Explorer 1 in 1958 discovered the belts of energetic charged particles trapped by Earth's magnetic field that bear his name, the first major scientific discovery of the Space Age.

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Birth Date
1914-09-07 1
Birth Year
1914 2
Death Date
2006-08-09 1
Nationality
American 1
Defining Contribution
Discovered the Van Allen radiation belts in 1958, the first major scientific finding of the Space Age. 1
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1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
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2. James Van Allen (Wikipedia)
  • Lead paragraph
    James Alfred Van Allen (September 7, 1914, August 9, 2006) was an American space physicist at the University of Iowa who was instrumental in establishing the field of magnetospheric research in space.
  • James Van Allen, lead section
    James Alfred Van Allen ... was an American space physicist at the University of Iowa who was instrumental in establishing the field of magnetospheric research in space.
  • James Van Allen, infobox
  • James Van Allen, radiation belts section
    Van Allen radiation belts in 1958, zones of energetic charged particles trapped by Earth's magnetic field
  • In Group: American Rocketry and Space Pioneers, Lead sentence
    James Alfred Van Allen (September 7, 1914, August 9, 2006) was an American space physicist at the University of Iowa who was instrumental in establishing the field of magnetospheric research in space.
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