James A. Van Allen
1914
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2006
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: United States of America
languages spoken, written or signed: English
occupation: physicist, astronomer, nuclear physicist, university teacher, professor, earth scientist
award received: Guggenheim Fellowship, Elliott Cresson Medal, William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement, Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, National Medal of Science, William Bowie Medal, Gerard P. Kuiper Prize, Richtmyer Memorial Award, Time Person of the Year, Vannevar Bush Award, Crafoord Prize in Geosciences, John Adam Fleming Medal, International Space Hall of Fame, Nevada Medal
James Alfred Van Allen (September 7, 1914 – August 9, 2006) 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 his discovery using Geiger–Müller tube instruments on the 1958 satellites (Explorer 1, Explorer 3, and Pioneer 3) during the International Geophysical Year. Van Allen led the scientific community in putting scientific research instruments on space satellites. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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