Space pioneer James Van Allen From: The Record (Bergen County, NJ) | Date: August 10, 2006| Author: TODD DVORAK, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

The Record (Bergen County, NJ)

08-10-2006


Space pioneer James Van Allen -- Physicist discovered Earth's radiation belts
By TODD DVORAK, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Date: 08-10-2006, Thursday
Section: LOCAL
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Biographical: James Van Allen


IOWA CITY, Iowa — Physicist James A. Van Allen, a leader in space exploration who discovered the radiation belts surrounding the Earth that now bear his name, died Wednesday. He was...

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