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James A. 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, university teacher
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