James Van Allen: The First Eight Billion Miles

Foerstner, Abigail

ISBN 10: 0877459991 / ISBN 13: 9780877459996

Published by University Of Iowa Press, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: James Van Allen: The First Eight Billion Miles
• Publisher: University Of Iowa Press
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0877459991
• ISBN 13: 9780877459996
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 24 ounces
• Signed: Signed/Inscribed

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Synopsis

Astrophysicist and space pioneer James Van Allen (1914-2006), for whom the Van Allen radiation belts were named, was among the principal scientific investigators for twenty-four space missions, including Explorer I in 1958, the first successful U.S. satellite; Mariner 2's 1962 flyby of Venus, the first successful mission to another planer; and the 1970's Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11, missions that surveyed Jupiter and Saturn. Drawing on Van Allen's correspondence and publications, years of interviews with him as well as with more than a hundred other scientists, and declassified documents from such archives as the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Kennedy Space Center, and the Applied Physics Laboratory. Often called the father of space science, Van Allen led the way to mapping a new solar system based on the solar wind, massive solar storms, and cosmic rays. Foerstner's compelling biography charts the eventful life and times of this trailblazing physicist.

About the Author

Abigail Foerstner teaches science writing and news writing in the graduate program at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. As a staff reporter for the suburban sections of the Chicago Tribune, she covered science and the environment for nearly ten years. She spent seven years researching and writing James Van Allen: The First Eight Billion Miles.