Ira S. Bowen

Ira Sprague Bowen was an American physicist and astronomer. In 1927 he discovered that nebulium was not really a chemical element but instead doubly ionized oxygen.

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Who was born first?

• Ira S. Bowen and Fritz Zwicky were born the same year
• Ira S. Bowen and Howard Florey were born the same year
• Ira S. Bowen and Isidor Isaac Rabi were born the same year
• Ira S. Bowen and Katharine Burr Blodgett were born the same year
• Ira S. Bowen and Albert Claude were born the same year

Timeline

1. Albert ClaudeAugust 24, 1898 – May 22, 1983
2. Fritz ZwickyFebruary 14, 1898 – February 8, 1974
3. Howard FloreySeptember 24, 1898 – February 21, 1968
4. Ira S. Bowen (this page)December 21, 1898 – February 6, 1973
5. Isidor Isaac RabiJuly 29, 1898 – January 11, 1988
6. Katharine Burr BlodgettJanuary 10, 1898 – October 12, 1979

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• Isaac NewtonDecember 25, 1642 – March 20, 1727
• Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAugust 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
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• René DescartesMarch 31, 1596 – February 11, 1650
• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934
• Nicolaus CopernicusFebruary 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543
• Louis PasteurDecember 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895