James Van Allen
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 17 years ago |
| Date of birth | September 7,1914 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Born | Mount Pleasant |
| Iowa | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | August 9,2006 |
| Died | Iowa City |
| Iowa | |
| United States | |
| Spouse | Abigail Fithian Halsey |
| Job | Professor |
| Astronomer | |
| Physicist | |
| Education | The University of Iowa |
| Iowa Wesleyan University | |
| Mount Pleasant High School | |
| Books | 924 elementary problems and answers in solar system astronomy |
| Origins of Magnetospheric Physics | |
| Scientific uses of earth satellites | |
| Awards | National Medal of Science for Physical Science |
| Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society | |
| Children | Sarah Van Allen Trimble |
| Cynthia Van Allen Schaffner | |
| Thomas Van Allen | |
| Peter Van Allen | |
| Margot Van Allen Cairns | |
| Parents | Alma Olney Van Allen |
| Alfred Morris Van Allen | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 566846 |
James Van Allen Life story
James Alfred Van Allen was an American space scientist at the University of Iowa. He was instrumental in establishing the field of magnetospheric research in space.
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