James A. Van Allen

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astronomer human physicist space scientist university teacher

James A. Van Allen was an American space scientist best known for discovering the Earth's radiation belts, now called the Van Allen belts, and for his pioneering work in early space exploration missions.

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James Van Allen ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astronomer → human → physicist → space scientist → university teacher →
academicDegree	PhD in experimental physics →
awardReceived	Crafoord Prize → John Adam Fleming Medal → National Medal of Science → William Bowie Medal →
conflict	World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1914-09-07 →
dateOfDeath	2006-08-09 →
educatedAt	Iowa Wesleyan College → University of Iowa →
employer	University of Iowa →
eponymOf	Van Allen Hall at the University of Iowa → Van Allen Probes mission → Van Allen radiation belts →
familyName	Van Allen →
fieldOfWork	astrophysics → geophysics → space physics →
givenName	James →
hasDiscovered	Earth’s inner radiation belt → Earth’s outer radiation belt →
knownFor	discovery of the Van Allen radiation belts → pioneering work in early space exploration →
memberOf	American Geophysical Union → American Physical Society → National Academy of Sciences →
militaryBranch	United States Navy →
name	James A. Van Allen →
notableWork	design of cosmic ray detectors for Explorer 1 → research on Earth’s magnetosphere →
occupation	physicist → space scientist → university professor →
participatedIn	Explorer 1 mission → Explorer 3 mission → Pioneer 10 mission → Pioneer 11 mission →
placeOfBirth	Mount Pleasant, Iowa, United States →
placeOfDeath	Iowa City, Iowa, United States →
positionHeld	head of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Iowa → professor of physics at the University of Iowa →
sexOrGender	male →
workLocation	Iowa City, Iowa, United States →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
President's Science Advisory Committee →	member
James A. Van Allen →	name
Explorer 1 ("James Van Allen") →	principalInvestigator
Pioneer 10 →	projectScientist