James A. Van Allen Jr.

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/James_A._Van_Allen_Jr.

GPTKB entity

Properties (62)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	person
gptkbp:affiliation	gptkb:University_of_Iowa
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Mount_Pleasant,_Iowa
gptkbp:born	September 15, 1914
gptkbp:campusFacilities	gptkb:American_Society_of_Transportation_Engineers gptkb:American_Society_of_Agricultural_Engineers gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society gptkb:American_Society_of_Environmental_Engineering_and_Science gptkb:International_Academy_of_Astronautics gptkb:American_Society_of_Systems_Engineers gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences gptkb:American_Society_of_Chemical_Engineers gptkb:American_Society_of_Mechanical_Engineers gptkb:American_Society_of_Mining_Engineers gptkb:American_Society_of_Environmental_Health_Engineers gptkb:American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science gptkb:American_Astronomical_Society gptkb:American_Institute_of_Aeronautics_and_Astronautics gptkb:American_Meteorological_Society gptkb:American_Society_of_Manufacturing_Engineers gptkb:Society_of_Sigma_Xi gptkb:American_Geophysical_Union gptkb:National_Academy_of_Engineering gptkb:American_Society_of_Civil_Engineers gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences gptkb:American_Physical_Society gptkb:American_Society_of_Electrical_Engineers gptkb:American_Society_of_Telecommunications_Engineers gptkb:American_Society_of_Water_Resources_Engineers gptkb:American_Society_of_Waste_Management_Engineers gptkb:American_Society_of_Industrial_Engineers gptkb:American_Society_of_Naval_Engineers gptkb:American_Society_of_Safety_Engineers gptkb:American_Society_of_Transportation_Planners gptkb:Sigma_Xi gptkb:American_Society_of_Operations_Engineers gptkb:American_Society_of_Hazardous_Materials_Engineers gptkb:American_Society_of_Reliability_Engineers gptkb:American_Society_of_Quality_Engineers gptkb:American_Society_of_Environmental_Engineers gptkb:International_Academy_of_Science gptkb:American_Society_of_Urban_Engineers American_Society_of_Environmental_Science_Engineers
gptkbp:children	3
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Iowa_City,_Iowa
gptkbp:died	August 9, 2018
gptkbp:education	gptkb:University_of_California,_Los_Angeles gptkb:University_of_Iowa
gptkbp:field	space science
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	James A. Van Allen Jr.
gptkbp:influenced	space exploration satellite technology
gptkbp:knownFor	gptkb:Van_Allen_radiation_belts
gptkbp:notableWork	gptkb:Apollo_program Explorer 1 Viking program Explorer 3
gptkbp:researchFocus	planetary science cosmic rays magnetosphere
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Mary_E._Van_Allen