James Alfred Van Allen (1914-2006) was an American physicist, whose instruments aboard the first US satellite Explorer 1 in 1958 led to the discovery of the Van Allen belts, two zones of intense radiation around the Earth.
Why is James Van Allen famous?
James Van Allen pioneered high-altitude research with rockets after World War II.
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