James Van Allen American nuclear physicist
James Van Allen is a 91 years old American nuclear physicist from . James Van Allen was born on September 07, 1914 (died on August 09, 2006, he was 91 years old) in as James Alfred Van Allen.
About
Birth name of James Van Allen is James Alfred Van Allen
No, he died on 08/09/2006, 17 years ago. He was 91 years old when he died. Cause of death: heart failure. He died in Iowa City
Awards (12)
Awarded John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship , awarded Time Person of the Year in 1959 , awarded Crafoord Prize in Geosciences in 1988 , awarded Gerard P. Kuiper Prize in 1993 , awarded Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1977 ,
Education
He graduated from University Of Iowa and Iowa Wesleyan College
What was James's zodiac sign?James Van Allen zodiac sign was virgo.
Other facts about James Van Allen
| AlmaMater | University of Iowa, Iowa Wesleyan College |
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| Award | National Medal of Science, Crafoord Prize, Time Person of the Year |
| Birth name | James Alfred Van Allen |
| Place of death | Iowa City |
| KnownFor | Van Allen radiation belt |
| Member of | American Academy Of Arts And Sciences |
| Manner of death | Natural Causes |
| Number of children | 5 |
| Doctoral student | George H. Ludwig |
| Date of death | 2006-08-09T00:00:00Z |
| Given name | James |
| Family name | Van Allen. Show people with the surname Van Allen |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Field of work | Astrophysics |
| Notable work | Van Allen Radiation Belt |
| Cause of death | Heart Failure |
| Employer | Carnegie Institution For Science , end time: 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z , start time: 1939-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Academic degree | Bachelor Of Science , conferred by: Iowa Wesleyan College , point in time: 1935-01-01T00:00:00Z |
