Norman L. Bowen
Norman Levi Bowen | |
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Norman Levi Bowen | |
| Born | Norman Levi Bowen June 21, 1887 Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | September 11, 1956 (aged 69) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | BSc, Queen's University School of Mining, Kingston, Ontario PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1912 |
| Known for | Bowen's reaction series |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Petrology |
| Institutions | Carnegie Institution for Science |
| Doctoral advisor | Reginald A. Daly |
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Norman Levi Bowen FRS (June 21, 1887 – September 11, 1956) was a Canadian geologist. Bowen "revolutionized experimental petrology and our understanding of mineral crystallization". Beginning geology students are familiar with Bowen's reaction series depicting how different minerals crystallize under varying pressures and temperatures."