University of Texas at El Paso, Texas A&M University | September 7, 1979 - Leuven: November 19, 1927 | Mario F. Borunda (Physicist) | September 7, 1979
James A. Van Allen
- Mount Pleasant: September 7, 1914 celebration
- Iowa City: August 9, 2006 celebration


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celebration Date of birth
Mount Pleasant: September 7, 1914 -
deceased Rest in Peace
Iowa City: August 9, 2006 -
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engineering Field of Work
- astrophysics
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school Education
- University of Iowa
- Mount Pleasant Community High School
- Iowa Wesleyan University
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trophy Awards & Honors
- Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (1962)
- Time Person of the Year (1960)
- Crafoord Prize in Geosciences (1989)
- Nevada Medal (1990)
- Gerard P. Kuiper Prize (1994)
- International Space Hall of Fame (1984)
- Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1978)
- William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement (1987)
- Philip Hauge Abelson Prize (1985)
- John Adam Fleming Medal (1963)
- Elliott Cresson Medal (1961)
- Guggenheim Fellowship (1946)
- Vannevar Bush Award (1991)
- Honorary Member of the American Polar Society
- National Medal of Science (1987)
- Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award (1960)
- William Bowie Medal (1977)
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social_leaderboard Notable Works
- Van Allen radiation belt
- radio proximity fuze
- American astrophysicist (1914–2006) | Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (1962), Time Person of the Year (1960), Crafoord Prize in Geosciences (1989)