Van Allen

Van Allen may refer to:

  • Van Allen Building, a four story building in Clinton, Iowa
  • Van Allen radiation belt, a torus of energetic charged particles around Earth

People named Van Allen:

  • James Van Allen (1914-2006), American space scientist
  • John Delbert Van Allen (1850-1928), retail dry goods merchant and department store owner
  • Mark van Allen (born 1954), American musician
  • Shaun Van Allen (born 1967), former hockey player
  • Van Allen Plexico (born 1968), science fiction and fantasy author

Famous quotes containing the words van and/or allen:

    “A classic is a book that doesn’t have to be written again.”
    —Carl Van Doren (1885–1950)

    “White man tells me—hunh—
    Damn yo’ soul;
    White man tells me—hunh—
    Damn yo’ soul;
    Got no need, bebby,
    To be tole.”
    —Sterling Allen Brown (b. 1901)