James Van Allen

James Alfred Van Allen (born September 7 1914) is an American physicist associated with the University of Iowa. The Van Allen radiation belts were named after him, following the 1958 satellite missions (Explorer I and Explorer III) in which Van Allen had argued that a Geiger counter should be used to detect charged particles.

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September 7 - 1914 - Physicist - University of Iowa - Van Allen radiation belt - 1958 - Satellite - Explorer I - Explorer III - Geiger counter - Particle

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He told Democracy Now! that "I'm a critic of in terms of the yield of either scientific results or any results from the human space flight program that's been very meager." http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=04/01/15/1717211

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