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341:. His original experiments were conducted in a small bucket in his laboratory. Although not entirely successful in reality at the time due to the rough seas, this lateral thinking combined his interest in chemistry with his love of nature and has since been effectively deployed to protect ports and harbours against encroaching oil slicks. Bowen wrote a number of professional books in the field of chemistry, including two editions of 279: 1039: 436:
in the 1970s. He established the Bowen Cup at the University of Reading in 1988, an annual prize for the student in the Department of Chemistry at the University who achieves the top marks in Part II Analytical Chemistry.
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in 1953 before starting his professional career as a chemist. Bowen was also a proficient amateur actor in his early years, appearing with a young
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was an important issue that needed addressing. His solution was to produce a good supply of a material which later become known as
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Katz, S. A. (January 2002). "Bowen's Kale: A brief review dedicated to the late Professor Humphry John Moule Bowen, 1929–2001".
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oil disaster occurred in 1967, he realized that it might be possible to use foam booms to block the oil from spreading in the
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that he maintained throughout his working life. While at AERE, he spent several months in 1956 attending the
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in Dorset at the end of his life. He was also one of the leading contributors of botanical data for the
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In 1964, he was appointed as a lecturer in the chemistry department at the
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From 1951 onwards, Bowen was a long-serving member of the
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in 1974. At Reading, Bowen undertook consultancy for
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(6 April 1968). 486:Trace Elements in Biochemistry 1: 255:Research Laboratory, then in 243:His first post was with the 16:British botanist and chemist 942:Killick, John; Perry, Roy; 707:"Obituaries: Humphry Bowen" 676:"Obituaries: Humphry Bowen" 286:, in the collection of the 247:(AERE) near the village of 203:, gaining a scholarship to 1136: 978:. UK: Collections Gateway 607:"Obituary: Humphry Bowen" 362:pigment, which may cause 356:yellow line road markings 166: 131: 30: 560:Bowen, H. J. M. (2000). 538:Bowen, H. J. M. (1968). 510:. Academic Press, 1979. 460:botanist who also wrote 298:Bowen realized that the 219:in 1949 and completed a 213:Magdalen College, Oxford 187:Early life and education 173:Humphry John Moule Bowen 96:Magdalen College, Oxford 25:Humphry John Moule Bowen 1105:English science writers 950:. Pisces Publications. 858:10.1023/A:1015021823497 566:. Pisces Publications. 450:, a computer scientist. 1090:English nature writers 1070:Scientists from Oxford 1012:. 2010. 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Index


Oxford
Dorset
Magdalen College, Oxford
trace elements
Bowen's Kale
floras
Berkshire
Dorset
Analytical chemistry
botany
Atomic Energy Research Establishment
University of Reading
botanist
chemist
Oxford
Edmund Bowen
Dragon School
Rugby School
demyship
Magdalen College, Oxford
DPhil
chemistry
Oxford University
Ronnie Barker
Atomic Energy Research Establishment
Harwell
Wantage
Berkshire
radioisotopes

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