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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Defining ContributionDiscovered the Van Allen radiation belts in 1958, the first major scientific finding of the Space Age. 1 Connections
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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
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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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