Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Norman L. Bowen
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Quizzes
Michael Faraday (L) English physicist and chemist (electromagnetism) and John Frederic Daniell (R) British chemist and meteorologist who invented the Daniell cell.
Faces of Science
Related Questions
Read Next
Chemical equations Chemical reactions chemistry
How Do You Balance a Chemical Equation?
Illustration of molecules. (molecular, chemistry, science)
Why Is a Group of Molecules Called a Mole?
Above the clouds 130 nautical miles below, astronaut Mark C. Lee floats freely without tethers as he tests the new Simplified Aid for Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Spacewalk Rescue (SAFER) system, Sept. 16, 1994. Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-64
Gravity: From Apples to the Universe
Discover
Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"
How Deadly Is Quicksand?
illustration of the walking titanosaurus, Patagotitan mayorum
Titanosaurs: 8 of the World's Biggest Dinosaurs
Ahura Mazda - relief of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda at the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Also known as Ormazd Zoroastrianism,
Which Religion Is the Oldest?
Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)
Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture
Lusitania sinking, illustration from The War of the Nations (New York), December 31, 1919. World War I, WWI. This image is one of three on the page. (See source file for the other two.)
7 of the World’s Deadliest Shipwrecks
Fish. Lionfish. Lion-fish. Turkey fish. Fire-fish. Red lionfish. Pterois volitans. Venomous fin spines. Coral reefs. Underwater. Ocean. Red lionfish swims by seaweed.
10 of the World’s Most Dangerous Fish
African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.
Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

Norman L. Bowen: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Norman-L-Bowen
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As Norman Levi Bowen
Born June 21, 1887 • Kingston • Canada
Died September 11, 1956 (aged 69) • Washington, D.C. • United States
Notable Works “The Evolution of the Igneous Rocks” • “The Later Stages of the Evolution of the Igneous Rocks”
Subjects Of Study igneous rock • phase equilibrium • silicate mineral
Brøgger, Waldemar Christofer
Waldemar Christofer Brøgger
Norwegian geologist
Victor Moritz Goldschmidt
Victor Moritz Goldschmidt
Swiss mineralogist
Charles Thomas Jackson
American physician and geologist
Auguste Michel-Lévy
French petrologist
Martin Heinrich Klaproth, engraving
Martin Heinrich Klaproth
German chemist
Richard Kirwan
Irish chemist
Johan Vogt
Johan Herman Lie Vogt
Norwegian geologist
Johan Gottlieb Gahn
Swedish mineralogist
Charles Friedel
French chemist
Axel Fredrik Cronstedt
Swedish mineralogist and chemist
Fausto Elhuyar
Spanish chemist and mineralogist
Arie Poldervaart
American geologist and petrologist
Maud Leonora Menten
Maud Leonora Menten
Canadian biochemist and organic chemist
Sidney Altman
Sidney Altman
Canadian-American scientist
Henry Taube
American chemist
Michael Smith
Canadian chemist
Marcus, Rudolph A.
Rudolph A. Marcus
Canadian-American chemist
Gerhard Herzberg
Canadian physicist
John C. Polanyi
Canadian chemist and educator
Henry Enfield Roscoe
English chemist

Related Quizzes and Features

Quiz
Michael Faraday (L) English physicist and chemist (electromagnetism) and John Frederic Daniell (R) British chemist and meteorologist who invented the Daniell cell.
Faces of Science