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245 10 a| James Van Allenh| [electronic resource] :b| the first eight billion miles /c| Abigail Foerstner.;

260 a| Iowa City :b| University of Iowa Press,;

300 a| xx, 322 p. :b| ill. ;c| 25 cm.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-306) and index.;

505 0 a| Frontier roots -- Heartland boyhood -- The making of a scientist -- Physicists to the war effort -- Enter Abigail Fithian Halsey -- The dawn of space exploration -- The mighty little aerobee -- It's a rocket! It's a balloon! It's a rockoon! -- Sputnik and the space race -- Countdown to explorer I -- Celebrity scientist and the birth of NASA -- Discovery of the radiation belts -- Space shield for the Cold War -- Space as a cottage industry -- The mariners -- Pioneers to the outer planets -- Space politics -- Journey to the edge of the solar system.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

600 10 a| Van Allen, James A.q| (James Alfred),d| 1914-2006.=| ^A128135;

650 0 a| Astrophysicistsz| Iowav| Biography.=| ^A834300;

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James Van Allen the first eight billion miles / Abigail Foerstner.

Author/creator	Foerstner, Abigail, 1949-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Iowa City : University of Iowa Press,
Description	xx, 322 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Van Allen, James A. (James Alfred), 1914-2006. Astrophysicists--Iowa. --Biography.

Contents	Frontier roots -- Heartland boyhood -- The making of a scientist -- Physicists to the war effort -- Enter Abigail Fithian Halsey -- The dawn of space exploration -- The mighty little aerobee -- It's a rocket! It's a balloon! It's a rockoon! -- Sputnik and the space race -- Countdown to explorer I -- Celebrity scientist and the birth of NASA -- Discovery of the radiation belts -- Space shield for the Cold War -- Space as a cottage industry -- The mariners -- Pioneers to the outer planets -- Space politics -- Journey to the edge of the solar system.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-306) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2007008870
ISBN	9780877459996 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0877459991 (cloth : alk. paper)

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