James Alfred Van Allen (September 7, 1914 – August 9, 2006) was an American space physicist at the University of Iowa. He was instrumental in establishing the field of magnetospheric research in space.

2025年2月20日 · James A. Van Allen (born Sept. 7, 1914, Mount Pleasant, Iowa, U.S.—died Aug. 9, 2006, Iowa City, Iowa) was an American physicist, whose discovery of the Van Allen radiation belts, two zones of radiation encircling Earth, brought about new understanding of cosmic radiation and its effects on Earth.

Born in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa on September 7, 1914, James A. Van Allen attended public schools and Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant. He continued his studies at the University of Iowa, earning his M.S. degree in solid state physics (1936) and his Ph.D. degree in …

Born September 7, 1914, in Mount Pleasant, IA; died of heart failure, August 9, 2006, in Iowa City, IA. Scientist. James Van Allen helped launch the United States into the space race.

Narrated by Tom Brokaw, this is a biography of the life of James Van Allen, Iowa's premiere physicist, from the early days of the space race to modern exploration of our outer solar system.

Born in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, in 1914, James A. Van Allen attended public schools there and graduated from Iowa Wesleyan College with a major in physics in 1935. He earned an M.S. degree in solid state physics (1936) and a Ph.D. degree in nuclear physics (1939), both at the University of Iowa.

2024年9月26日 · This month marks 110 years since the birth of James Van Allen, the American researcher who discovered the magnetic radiation belts and led numerous pioneering studies in space exploration.

2006年8月10日 · James Van Allen, one of the pioneers of America’s space program who gave his name to the belts of radiation that encircle the Earth, died Wednesday. He was 91. Van Allen died of heart failure at...

James A. Van Allen was a pathbreaking astrophysicist best known for his work in magnetospheric physics. Van Allen graduated from Iowa Wesleyan College in 1935. He then enrolled at the University of Iowa where he received an M.S. in 1936 and a Ph.D. in 1939.

I was born to Alfred Morris and Alma Olney Van Allen on the 7th of September 1914, the second of their four sons, in Mount Pleasant (population then about 3000), Iowa, the county seat of Henry County.