According to James Van Allen in his 1950 Scientific American article,
what level of radiation is present in the Van Allen belts and how
would it affect a human?

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Request for Question Clarification by andrewxmp-ga on 06 Dec 2003 19:06 PST

Hi there,

Dr. James Van Allen did not publish a paper in Scientific American in
1950 on this topic; a complete listing of his published work can be
found at:
[ http://www.aip.org/web2/aiphome/history/ead/iowa_java_papers/19990077_content.html#bibliography2
]

If you would like, I could ceratinly compile for you his findings
about these radiation levels and human dosages from his publications. 
Would this be alright?  Thanks.

-Andrewxmp

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Clarification of Question by nosecone1023-ga on 07 Dec 2003 20:47 PST

The article I'm referring to was actually Scientific American, March
1959, Vol. 200, number 3, pp. 39-47. I am interested specifically in
analysis of this article.

I found this article. Apart from its tone etc., it speaks about 1958/1959

http://www.grade-a.com/moon/articles1.htm