Van Allen, James (1914-)

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4074. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

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Magnetospheric physicist, born in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, discovered the Van Allen belts that surround Earth. After war-time service, Van Allen used V-2 rockets on high-altitude experiments, specifying a replacement rocket, the Aerobee, when supplies of the V-2 ran out. During the International Geophysical Year (1957-8), the first American satellite, Explorer 1, carried a micrometeorite detector an...

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