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    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...
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  • sometimes others may be temporarily created. The belts are named after James Van Allen, who is often credited with their discovery. Earth's two main belts...
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  • (1890–1937), politician in Alberta, Canada James Van Allen (1914–2006), American space scientist John Delbert Van Allen (1850–1928), retail dry goods merchant...
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  • of computer science James Peter Allen (born 1945), Egyptologist James Van Allen (1914–2006), space scientist James Vincent Allen (born 1959), Canadian...
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    The Van Allen Probes, formerly known as the Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP), were two robotic spacecraft that were used to study the Van Allen radiation...
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    instrumentation of Explorer 1 was designed and built under the direction of Dr. James Van Allen of the University of Iowa containing: Anton 314 omnidirectional Geiger–Müller...
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    get credit for the scientific discovery, which ultimately went to James Van Allen of the State University of Iowa, whose experiments on Explorer 1 and...
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  • Frederick Allen Nutter (May 1, 1929 – October 15, 2005), known professionally as Rik Van Nutter, was an American actor who appeared in many minor films...
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    Communication and Theatre Arts); James Van Allen, world-famous physicist and discoverer of the radiation belts (the Van Allen Belts) that surround the earth...
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  • nicknamed "Dixie Blue". Allen Collins joined Skynyrd in Jacksonville, Florida, just two weeks after its formation by Ronnie Van Zant and Gary Rossington...
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