James Van Allen (1914–2006)
Author of 924 Elementary Problems and Answers in Solar System Astronomy
About the Author
Image credit: James A. Van Allen [credit: NASA]
Works by James Van Allen
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- Canonical name
- Van Allen, James
- Legal name
- Van Allen, James Alfred
- Other names
- Van Allen, James A.
Van Allen, J. A. - Birthdate
- 1914-09-07
- Date of death
- 2006-08-09
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Mount Pleasant, Iowa, USA
- Place of death
- Iowa City, Iowa, USA
- Education
- Iowa Wesleyan College (BS | 1935)
University of Iowa (MS | Physics | 1936)
University of Iowa (PhD | Nuclear Physics | 1939) - Occupations
- space scientist
astrophysicist - Organizations
- University of Iowa
United States Navy (WWII)
Johns Hopkins University
Brookhaven National Laboratory
American Geophysical Union - Awards and honors
- National Medal of Science (1987)
Elliott Cresson Medal (1961)
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1978)
Crafoord Prize (1989)
Vannevar Bush Award (1991)
NASA Lifetime Achievement Award (1994) (show all 11)
National Air and Space Museum Trophy (2006)
Time Magazine Man of the Year (1960)
John A. Fleming Award (1963)
William Bowie Medal (1977)
Gerard P. Kuiper Prize (1994)
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924 Elementary Problems and Answers in Solar System… by James A. Van Allen
This bk has an uncommon format. It is mostly a large selection of test questions. There is no presentation of principles or discussion, but there is a list of answers in theback of the book. If you like taking tests, you might like this book's style. There are a few line drawing type illustrations to back up the answers.
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- Works
- 8
- Members
- 21
- Popularity
- #570,576
- Rating
- 2.5
- Reviews
- 1
- ISBNs
- 8
