James Van Allen (English Wikipedia)

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"Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement". www.achievement.org. American Academy of Achievement. Archived from the original on March 26, 2023.

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Van Allen, James A. (1990). "What Is A Space Scientist? An Autobiographical Example". Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. 18: 1–26. Bibcode:1990AREPS..18....1V. doi:10.1146/annurev.ea.18.050190.000245.
Van Allen, James A. (1990). "What Is A Space Scientist? An Autobiographical Example". Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. 18: 1–26. Bibcode:1990AREPS..18....1V. doi:10.1146/annurev.ea.18.050190.000245. Archived from the original on September 22, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2002.
Farrell, W. M.; Van Allen, J. A. (1990). "Observations of the Earth's polar cleft at large radial distances with the Hawkeye 1 magnetometer". Journal of Geophysical Research. 95 (A12): 20945–20958. Bibcode:1990JGR....9520945F. doi:10.1029/JA095iA12p20945.
Van Allen, J. A.; Adnan, J. (1992). "Observed currents on the Earth's high-latitude magnetopause". Journal of Geophysical Research. 97 (A5): 6381–6395. Bibcode:1992JGR....97.6381V. doi:10.1029/91JA02984.
Van Allen, J. A.; Baker, D. N.; Randall, B. A.; Sentman, D. D. (1974). "The magnetosphere of Jupiter as observed with Pioneer 10, 1, Instrument and principal findings". Journal of Geophysical Research. 79 (25): 3559–3577. Bibcode:1974JGR....79.3559V. doi:10.1029/JA079i025p03559.
Van Allen, J. A.; Thomsen, M. F.; Randall, B. A.; Rairden, R. L.; Grosskreutz, C. L. (1980). "Saturn's magnetosphere, rings, and inner satellites". Science. 207 (4429): 415–421. Bibcode:1980Sci...207..415V. doi:10.1126/science.207.4429.415. PMID 17833551.
Van Allen, J. A. (1982). "Findings on rings and inner satellites of Saturn by Pioneer 11". Icarus. 51 (3): 509–527. Bibcode:1982Icar...51..509V. doi:10.1016/0019-1035(82)90143-9.
Van Allen, J. A.; Randall, B. A. (1985). "Interplanetary cosmic ray intensity: 1972–1984 and out to 32 AU". Journal of Geophysical Research. 90 (A2): 1399–1412. Bibcode:1985JGR....90.1399V. doi:10.1029/JA090iA02p01399.
Van Allen, J. A. (1988). "Solar cycle dependence of the radial gradient of cosmic ray intensity". Geophysical Research Letters. 15 (13): 1527–1530. Bibcode:1988GeoRL..15.1527V. doi:10.1029/GL015i013p01527.
Van Allen, J. A.; Randall, B. A. (1997). "A durable reduction of cosmic ray intensity in the outer heliosphere". Journal of Geophysical Research. 102 (A3): 4631–4641. Bibcode:1997JGR...102.4631V. doi:10.1029/96JA03823.
Van Allen, J. A. (1996). "Twenty-five milliamperes: A tale of two spacecraft". Journal of Geophysical Research. 101 (A5): 10479–10495. Bibcode:1996JGR...10110479V. doi:10.1029/95JA03754.

aip.org (Global: 2,273^rd place; English: 1,697^th place)

physicstoday.aip.org

"James Alfred Van Allen". Physics Today. Retrieved December 20, 2023.

amacad.org (Global: 2,591^st place; English: 1,754^th place)

"James Alfred Van Allen". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on November 23, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.

amphilsoc.org (Global: 2,969^th place; English: 1,914^th place)

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"APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. American Philosophical Society. Archived from the original on November 23, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.

ancestry.com (Global: 943^rd place; English: 516^th place)

"Van Allen Name Meaning & Van Allen Family History at Ancestry.com". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

Foerstner, Abigail (June 2009). James van Allen: The First Eight Billion Miles. University of Iowa Press. ISBN 9781587297205.

ciw.edu (Global: low place; English: low place)

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"Department of Terrestrial Magnetism". Carnegie Institution. August 11, 2006. Archived from the original on September 25, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2013.

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; English: 2^nd place)

Van Allen, James A. (1990). "What Is A Space Scientist? An Autobiographical Example". Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. 18: 1–26. Bibcode:1990AREPS..18....1V. doi:10.1146/annurev.ea.18.050190.000245.
Van Allen, James A. (1990). "What Is A Space Scientist? An Autobiographical Example". Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. 18: 1–26. Bibcode:1990AREPS..18....1V. doi:10.1146/annurev.ea.18.050190.000245. Archived from the original on September 22, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2002.
Farrell, W. M.; Van Allen, J. A. (1990). "Observations of the Earth's polar cleft at large radial distances with the Hawkeye 1 magnetometer". Journal of Geophysical Research. 95 (A12): 20945–20958. Bibcode:1990JGR....9520945F. doi:10.1029/JA095iA12p20945.
Van Allen, J. A.; Adnan, J. (1992). "Observed currents on the Earth's high-latitude magnetopause". Journal of Geophysical Research. 97 (A5): 6381–6395. Bibcode:1992JGR....97.6381V. doi:10.1029/91JA02984.
Van Allen, J. A.; Baker, D. N.; Randall, B. A.; Sentman, D. D. (1974). "The magnetosphere of Jupiter as observed with Pioneer 10, 1, Instrument and principal findings". Journal of Geophysical Research. 79 (25): 3559–3577. Bibcode:1974JGR....79.3559V. doi:10.1029/JA079i025p03559.
Van Allen, J. A.; Thomsen, M. F.; Randall, B. A.; Rairden, R. L.; Grosskreutz, C. L. (1980). "Saturn's magnetosphere, rings, and inner satellites". Science. 207 (4429): 415–421. Bibcode:1980Sci...207..415V. doi:10.1126/science.207.4429.415. PMID 17833551.
Van Allen, J. A. (1982). "Findings on rings and inner satellites of Saturn by Pioneer 11". Icarus. 51 (3): 509–527. Bibcode:1982Icar...51..509V. doi:10.1016/0019-1035(82)90143-9.
Van Allen, J. A.; Randall, B. A. (1985). "Interplanetary cosmic ray intensity: 1972–1984 and out to 32 AU". Journal of Geophysical Research. 90 (A2): 1399–1412. Bibcode:1985JGR....90.1399V. doi:10.1029/JA090iA02p01399.
Van Allen, J. A. (1988). "Solar cycle dependence of the radial gradient of cosmic ray intensity". Geophysical Research Letters. 15 (13): 1527–1530. Bibcode:1988GeoRL..15.1527V. doi:10.1029/GL015i013p01527.
Van Allen, J. A.; Randall, B. A. (1997). "A durable reduction of cosmic ray intensity in the outer heliosphere". Journal of Geophysical Research. 102 (A3): 4631–4641. Bibcode:1997JGR...102.4631V. doi:10.1029/96JA03823.
Van Allen, J. A. (1996). "Twenty-five milliamperes: A tale of two spacecraft". Journal of Geophysical Research. 101 (A5): 10479–10495. Bibcode:1996JGR...10110479V. doi:10.1029/95JA03754.
Cowen, Ron (February 28, 2013). "Ephemeral third ring of radiation makes appearance around Earth". Nature. doi:10.1038/nature.2013.12529. ISSN 1476-4687. Archived from the original on December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.

legacy.com (Global: 672^nd place; English: 365^th place)

"Abigail Van Allen Obituary". Iowa City Press-Citizen. September 10, 2008. Archived from the original on May 2, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2016 – via legacy.com.

nasa.gov (Global: 12^th place; English: 73^rd place)

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"Explorer 1 Scientific instrument". NSSDCA Master Catalog. NASA. 1958-001A-01. Archived from the original on November 5, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
"Explorer 3 Scientific instrument". NSSDCA Master Catalog. NASA. 1958-003A-01. Archived from the original on September 25, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
"Pioneer 3 Scientific instrument". NSSDCA Master Catalog. NASA. 1958-008A-01. Archived from the original on September 24, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2013.

history.nasa.gov

Garber, Steve (November 20, 2006). "Sputnik Biographies—James A. Van Allen (1914– )". history.nasa.gov. NASA. Archived from the original on June 24, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
Newell, Homer E. (1980). "Appendix C: Meetings of Rocket and Satellite Research Panel". Beyond the Atmosphere: Early Years of Space Science. NASA. SP-4211. Archived from the original on August 23, 2007. Retrieved May 23, 2007.

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"Pioneering Astrophysicist James Van Allen Dies". NASA. August 10, 2006. Archived from the original on February 20, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
Brown, Geoffrey; Fox, Karen C. (May 19, 2016). "NASA's Van Allen Probes Reveal Long-term Behavior of Earth's Ring Current". NASA. Archived from the original on December 17, 2023.

nasaspaceflight.com (Global: 2,029^th place; English: 1,519^th place)

Gebhardt, Chris (February 14, 2019). "Beginning of the end: NASA's Van Allen probes prepare for mission's end". NASASpaceFlight.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.

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"James A. Van Allen". www.nasonline.org. National Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on July 1, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2022.

nature.com (Global: 207^th place; English: 347^th place)

Cowen, Ron (February 28, 2013). "Ephemeral third ring of radiation makes appearance around Earth". Nature. doi:10.1038/nature.2013.12529. ISSN 1476-4687. Archived from the original on December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.

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Van Allen, J. A.; Thomsen, M. F.; Randall, B. A.; Rairden, R. L.; Grosskreutz, C. L. (1980). "Saturn's magnetosphere, rings, and inner satellites". Science. 207 (4429): 415–421. Bibcode:1980Sci...207..415V. doi:10.1126/science.207.4429.415. PMID 17833551.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

Sullivan, Walter (August 10, 2006). "James A. Van Allen, Discoverer of Earth-Circling Radiation Belts, Is Dead at 91". The New York Times. ISSN 1553-8095. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.

spaceflightnow.com (Global: 2,331^st place; English: 1,828^th place)

Clark, Stephen (October 20, 2019). "NASA's resilient Van Allen Probes shut down". Spaceflight Now. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.

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"Light Ship USCGC Eastwind (WAGB-279)". Stratocat. 2005. Archived from the original on September 24, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
"Light Ship USS Colonial (LSD-18)". Stratocat. 2005. Archived from the original on June 1, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2013.

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Ludwig, George H. (October 9, 2004). "James Alfred Van Allen: From High School to Beginning of the Space Era – A Biographical Sketch" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on April 15, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2002.
Ludwig, George H. (October 9, 2004). "The First Explorer Satellites" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on June 14, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2013.

www-pi.physics.uiowa.edu

Van Allen, James A. (1990). "What Is A Space Scientist? An Autobiographical Example". Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. 18: 1–26. Bibcode:1990AREPS..18....1V. doi:10.1146/annurev.ea.18.050190.000245. Archived from the original on September 22, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2002.

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Galluzzo, Gary (August 9, 2006). "U.S. Space Pioneer, UI Professor James A. Van Allen Dies" (Press release). University of Iowa News Services. Archived from the original on September 19, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2013.

now.uiowa.edu

Galluzzo, Gary (November 12, 2012). "NASA renames space mission to honor University of Iowa's James Van Allen". Iowa Now. University of Iowa. Archived from the original on September 24, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2013.

uipress.uiowa.edu

"Abigail Foerstner". University of Iowa Press. Archived from the original on July 7, 2023.

washingtonpost.com (Global: 35^th place; English: 24^th place)

Sullivan, Patricia (August 10, 2006). "James A. Van Allen". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on December 20, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.

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Garber, Steve (November 20, 2006). "Sputnik Biographies—James A. Van Allen (1914– )". history.nasa.gov. NASA. Archived from the original on June 24, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
Van Allen, James A. (1990). "What Is A Space Scientist? An Autobiographical Example". Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. 18: 1–26. Bibcode:1990AREPS..18....1V. doi:10.1146/annurev.ea.18.050190.000245. Archived from the original on September 22, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2002.
Ludwig, George H. (October 9, 2004). "James Alfred Van Allen: From High School to Beginning of the Space Era – A Biographical Sketch" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on April 15, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2002.
"Department of Terrestrial Magnetism". Carnegie Institution. August 11, 2006. Archived from the original on September 25, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
Sullivan, Walter (August 10, 2006). "James A. Van Allen, Discoverer of Earth-Circling Radiation Belts, Is Dead at 91". The New York Times. ISSN 1553-8095. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
Newell, Homer E. (1980). "Appendix C: Meetings of Rocket and Satellite Research Panel". Beyond the Atmosphere: Early Years of Space Science. NASA. SP-4211. Archived from the original on August 23, 2007. Retrieved May 23, 2007.
"Light Ship USCGC Eastwind (WAGB-279)". Stratocat. 2005. Archived from the original on September 24, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
"Light Ship USS Colonial (LSD-18)". Stratocat. 2005. Archived from the original on June 1, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
Ludwig, George H. (October 9, 2004). "The First Explorer Satellites" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on June 14, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
"Explorer 1 Scientific instrument". NSSDCA Master Catalog. NASA. 1958-001A-01. Archived from the original on November 5, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
"Explorer 3 Scientific instrument". NSSDCA Master Catalog. NASA. 1958-003A-01. Archived from the original on September 25, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
"Pioneer 3 Scientific instrument". NSSDCA Master Catalog. NASA. 1958-008A-01. Archived from the original on September 24, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
Sullivan, Patricia (August 10, 2006). "James A. Van Allen". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on December 20, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
Galluzzo, Gary (August 9, 2006). "U.S. Space Pioneer, UI Professor James A. Van Allen Dies" (Press release). University of Iowa News Services. Archived from the original on September 19, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
"Pioneering Astrophysicist James Van Allen Dies". NASA. August 10, 2006. Archived from the original on February 20, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
"Abigail Van Allen Obituary". Iowa City Press-Citizen. September 10, 2008. Archived from the original on May 2, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2016 – via legacy.com.
"James A. Van Allen". www.nasonline.org. National Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on July 1, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
"APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. American Philosophical Society. Archived from the original on November 23, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
"James Alfred Van Allen". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on November 23, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
"Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement". www.achievement.org. American Academy of Achievement. Archived from the original on March 26, 2023.
Galluzzo, Gary (November 12, 2012). "NASA renames space mission to honor University of Iowa's James Van Allen". Iowa Now. University of Iowa. Archived from the original on September 24, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
Clark, Stephen (October 20, 2019). "NASA's resilient Van Allen Probes shut down". Spaceflight Now. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
Cowen, Ron (February 28, 2013). "Ephemeral third ring of radiation makes appearance around Earth". Nature. doi:10.1038/nature.2013.12529. ISSN 1476-4687. Archived from the original on December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
Brown, Geoffrey; Fox, Karen C. (May 19, 2016). "NASA's Van Allen Probes Reveal Long-term Behavior of Earth's Ring Current". NASA. Archived from the original on December 17, 2023.
Gebhardt, Chris (February 14, 2019). "Beginning of the end: NASA's Van Allen probes prepare for mission's end". NASASpaceFlight.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
"Abigail Foerstner". University of Iowa Press. Archived from the original on July 7, 2023.

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; English: 4^th place)

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Sullivan, Walter (August 10, 2006). "James A. Van Allen, Discoverer of Earth-Circling Radiation Belts, Is Dead at 91". The New York Times. ISSN 1553-8095. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
Sullivan, Patricia (August 10, 2006). "James A. Van Allen". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on December 20, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
Cowen, Ron (February 28, 2013). "Ephemeral third ring of radiation makes appearance around Earth". Nature. doi:10.1038/nature.2013.12529. ISSN 1476-4687. Archived from the original on December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.

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