James A. Van Allen

 

James A. Van Allen
 
September 7, 1914 - August 9, 2006


"They told us our instrument had stopped working. We knew better
and realized we had encountered a whole new phenomenon in space."

Comment by Prof. James A. Van Allen on discovering the radiation belts with Explorers 1 and 3


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