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Van Allen
[ van al-uhn ]
noun
- James Alfred, 1914鈥2006, U.S. physicist and space scientist.
Van Allen
/ v忙n 藞忙l蓹n /
noun
- Van AllenJames Alfred19142006MUSSCIENCE: physicist James Alfred. 1914鈥2006, US physicist, noted for his use of satellites to investigate cosmic radiation in the upper atmosphere
Example Sentences
The astronauts will pass through a region of space known as the Van Allen belt, which has high levels of radiation, but the crew will be protected by the spacecraft and their newly upgraded spacesuits.
The research focused on two bands of energetic particles in near earth space, referred to as the Radiation Belts, or the Van Allen Belts.
Scientist James A. Van Allen stated in a January 1986 article in Scientific American, 鈥淢ost national goals in space are better realized by robot spacecraft.鈥
They repeatedly attacked the credibility of the government鈥檚 main witnesses, noting that most testified with immunity, including Jane, her mom and Van Allen.
Van Allen said she was pressured into the encounter and later told to lie about it to a lawyer.
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