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Obituary: James A. Van Allen

The New York Times: James A. Van Allen, the physicist who made the first major scientific discovery of the early space age, the Earth-circling radiation belts that bear his name, and sent spacecraft instruments to observe the outer reaches of the solar system, died yesterday in Iowa City. He was 91.

Posted by Jenny Corrado on August 10, 2006 10:30 AM |

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