James A. Van Allen
Deceased Q271963

James A. Van Allen

American astrophysicist (1914–2006)

Born: September 7, 1914 (1914) · Mount Pleasant
Died: August 9, 2006 (2006) · Iowa City
Age at death: 91 years
Cause of death: heart failure
Manner of death: natural causes
Nationality United States
Occupation university teacher, astronomer, physicist, nuclear physicist, earth scientist
Field of work astrophysics
Education University of Iowa, Iowa Wesleyan University, Mount Pleasant Community High School
Employer University of Iowa, Carnegie Institution for Science, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Gender male

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