James Van Allen is best known for his discovery of bands of high-level radiation surrounding Earth. Popularly known as the Van Allen belts, these belts are part of Earth's magnetosphere. Although Van Allen's discovery of the belts has been the...

From his earliest years, Van Allen was fascinated by electricity and the laws of physics. At the age of twelve he and a friend built a high-voltage machine that produced its own " lightning." In high school, his physics teacher regularly chased Van...

James Van Allen is best known for his discovery of the radiation belts that encircle the earth. In addition, he designed the rockoon, or rocket balloon technique that enables rockets to be launched into outer space from mid-air rather than from the...

1914- American physicist and space scientist responsible for discovering the radiation belts now named for him. The first successful American artificial satellite, Explorer, was sent into orbit in 1958 carrying a radiation detector. This noted...

James Alfred Van Allen (September 7 1914 – August 9, 2006) was an American space scientist at the University of Iowa. The Van Allen radiation belts were named after him, following the 1958 satellite missions (Explorer I and Explorer III) in which...

With "The Feminine Mystique," Betty Friedan gave rise to the modern women's movement, striking a chord that continues to ring four decades later.Friedan and Coretta Scott King gained fame as crusaders for human rights. Shelley Winters and Wendy Wasserstein made their mark in the performing...