Space Science Pioneer James Van Allen Dead At 91
VAN ALLEN: James A. Van Allen, the Iowa physicist who discovered the radiation belts around Earth that bear his name during the first U.S. orbital space mission following the surprise of Sputnik, died Aug. 9 of heart failure. He was 91. In addition to plotting the Van Allen belts, he also plotted...
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