james alfred van allen

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Noun james alfred van allen has 1 sense

Van Allen, James Alfred Van Allen - United States physicist who discovered two belts of charged particles from the solar wind trapped by the Earth's magnetic field (born in 1914)
--₁ is a kind of physicist

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James Alfred Van Allen

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James Alfred Van Allen (1914-2006) was an American space scientist and physicist, best known for his significant contributions to the field of space exploration and his discovery of the Van Allen radiation belts.

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James Alfred Van Allen was a pioneer in the study of outer space.
The Van Allen radiation belts, named after James Alfred Van Allen, are regions of intense radiation surrounding the Earth.
As a renowned physicist, James Alfred Van Allen received numerous awards and honors throughout his career.

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