James Alfred Van Allen (September 7, 1914–August 9, 2006) was an American space scientist at the University of Iowa.

The Van Allen radiation belts were named after him, following the 1958 satellite missions (Explorer 1 and Explorer 3) in which Van Allen had argued that a Geiger counter should be used to detect charged particles.

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• 1 Life and career
• 2 Honors
• 3 Quotations
• 4 See also
• 5 Notes
• 6 References

James Van Allen (September 7 1914 – August 9, 2006) was a space scientist who was instrumental in the early space program of the United States.

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