James Van Allen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Van Allen

American nuclear physicist

Date of Birth: 07-Sep-1914

Place of Birth: Mount Pleasant, Iowa, United States

Date of Death: 09-Aug-2006

Profession: astronomer, professor, physicist, university teacher, earth scientist, nuclear physicist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

James Alfred Van Allen (September 7, 1914 – August 9, 2006) was an American space scientist at the University of Iowa.
He was instrumental in establishing the field of magnetospheric research in space. The Van Allen radiation belts were named after him, following their discovery by his Geiger–Müller tube instruments on the 1958 satellites (Explorer 1, Explorer 3, and Pioneer 3) during the International Geophysical Year.
Van Allen led the scientific community for the inclusion of scientific research instruments on space satellites.