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!SOURCE: George H. Ludwig, "James Alfred Van Allen from High School to the Beginning of the Space Era: A Biographical Sketch," Prepared for Van Allen's 90th Birthday Celebration at the University of Iowa, 9 October 2004. On the Web at: http://www-pw.physics.uiowa.edu/van90/VanAllenBio_LudwigOct2004.pdf
!SOURCE: "What Is a Space Scientist? An Autobiographical Example," by James A. Van Allen (http://www-pi.physics.uiowa.edu/java/).
!BIOGRAPHY: "James Van Allen is credited with discovering the Earth's magnetosphere and radiation belts. These belts are now called the Van Allen Radiation Belts. They explain the aurora borealis effect seen in the northern latitudes. Every physics student knows the name Van Allen." --C. Heneghan
!CHILDREN: 5 children. --"What Is a Scientist?"
!SOURCE: Obituary in the Iowa City Press-Citizen, 9 Aug 2006.
!SOURCE: Voice of America News (h ttp://www.voanews.com/english/2006-08-09-voa57.cfm), 9 Aug 2006. "The highlight of Van Allen's career was in the 1950s when instruments he designed and placed aboard the first U.S. satellite, Explorer One, discovered the bands of radiation surrounding the Earth. Those radiation belts were later named after Van Allen."
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