James Van Allen

American astrophysicist (1914-2006).

Born September 7th, 1914 in Mount Pleasant.

Died August 9th, 2006 at 91 years old in Iowa City (heart failure). [ref]

Occupations
astronomer, earth scientist, nuclear physicist, physicist, professor, university teacher
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