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Biography for James Van Allen

First Name:	James
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Last Name:	Van Allen
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Birth Date:	September 7, 1914
Death Date:	August 9, 2006

Briefly American space scientist at the University of Iowa. The Van Allen radiation belts, discovered on January 31, 1958, were named after him.


Links:	James Van Allen @ Wikipedia
	James Van Allen Timeline
	NASA Radiation Belt Storm Probes Mission


Image Source	James Van Allen @ Wikimedia Commons http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:James_van_Allen.jpg

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