claim: James Brolin is from Arkansas.
evidence: James Alfred Van Allen -LRB- September 7 , 1914August 9 , 2006 -RRB- was an American space scientist at the University of Iowa .. University of Iowa. University of Iowa. He was instrumental in establishing the field of magnetospheric research in space .. The Van Allen radiation belts were named after him , following their discovery by his Geiger -- Muller tube instruments on the 1958 satellites  : -LRB- Explorer 1 , Explorer 3 , and Pioneer 3 -RRB- during the International Geophysical Year .. satellites. satellites. Explorer 1. Explorer 1. Explorer 3. Explorer 3. Pioneer 3. Pioneer 3. International Geophysical Year. International Geophysical Year. Van Allen led the scientific community for the inclusion of scientific research instruments on space satellites .. satellites. satellites