James Van Allen
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 i...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 in...
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James Van Allen
James Van Allen
James Van Allen
James Van Allen