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James Alfred Van Allen (September 7, 1914 – August 9, 2006) was an American space physicist at the University of Iowa. He was instrumental in establishing the field of magnetospheric research in space.
James A. Van Allen (born Sept. 7, 1914, Mount Pleasant, Iowa, U.S.—died Aug. 9, 2006, Iowa City, Iowa) was an American physicist, whose discovery of the Van Allen radiation belts, two zones of radiation encircling Earth, brought about new understanding of cosmic radiation and its effects on Earth.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa on September 7, 1914, James A. Van Allen attended public schools and Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant. He continued his studies at the University of Iowa, earning his M.S. degree in solid state physics (1936) and his Ph.D. degree in nuclear physics (1939).
James A. Van Allen was a pathbreaking astrophysicist best known for his work in magnetospheric physics. Van Allen graduated from Iowa Wesleyan College in 1935. He then enrolled at the University of Iowa where he received an M.S. in 1936 and a Ph.D. in 1939.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, in 1914, James A. Van Allen attended public schools there and graduated from Iowa Wesleyan College with a major in physics in 1935. He earned an M.S. degree in solid state physics (1936) and a Ph.D. degree in nuclear physics (1939), both at the University of Iowa.
Aug 10, 2006 · James A. Van Allen, the physicist who made the first major scientific discovery of the early space age, the Earth-circling radiation belts that bear his name, and sent spacecraft instruments to...
Sep 13, 2006 · Magnetospheric and space physicist, discoverer of the eponymous belts. James A. Van Allen, who died in Iowa City on 9 August, was a native of Iowa — he was born in the small town of Mount...
