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William Bowie (engineer)
William Bowie (May 6, 1872 – August 28, 1940) was an American geodetic engineer noted for promoting geophysical sciences and for being the first President of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). The William Bowie Medal, the highest honor of the AGU, is named in his honor.
Bowie was born at Grassland, an historic estate near Annapolis Junction, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, to Thomas John Bowie and Susanna Anderson. He was educated in public schools, at St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut (B.S. 1893; M.A. 1907; Sc.D. 1919), and Lehigh (C.E. 1895; Sc.D. 1922). He received honorary degrees (LL.D. 1936) from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, at the meeting of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) of which he was president from 1933 to 1936, and from George Washington University (Sc.D. 1937).
In 1895 Bowie entered the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. During World War I he served in the United States Corps of Engineers as a major.
He represented the United States at various international geodetic conferences and congresses. His scientific researches had to do with the theory of isostasy and its applications to dynamic and structural geology. He retired from government service at the age of 64 in 1936.
Bowie's professional activity was directed towards three general objectives:
He was elected in 1907 a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, in 1925 a Fellow of the American Physical Society, and in 1927 a Member of the National Academy of Sciences.
He was the first President of the American Geophysical Union from 1920 to 1922 and served as president a second time from 1929 to 1932.
In 1932, Bowie received the Prix Charles Lagrange from the Académie royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique. He later received the Franklin Institute's Elliott Cresson Medal in 1937.
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William Bowie (engineer)
William Bowie (May 6, 1872 – August 28, 1940) was an American geodetic engineer noted for promoting geophysical sciences and for being the first President of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). The William Bowie Medal, the highest honor of the AGU, is named in his honor.
Bowie was born at Grassland, an historic estate near Annapolis Junction, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, to Thomas John Bowie and Susanna Anderson. He was educated in public schools, at St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut (B.S. 1893; M.A. 1907; Sc.D. 1919), and Lehigh (C.E. 1895; Sc.D. 1922). He received honorary degrees (LL.D. 1936) from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, at the meeting of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) of which he was president from 1933 to 1936, and from George Washington University (Sc.D. 1937).
In 1895 Bowie entered the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. During World War I he served in the United States Corps of Engineers as a major.
He represented the United States at various international geodetic conferences and congresses. His scientific researches had to do with the theory of isostasy and its applications to dynamic and structural geology. He retired from government service at the age of 64 in 1936.
Bowie's professional activity was directed towards three general objectives:
He was elected in 1907 a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, in 1925 a Fellow of the American Physical Society, and in 1927 a Member of the National Academy of Sciences.
He was the first President of the American Geophysical Union from 1920 to 1922 and served as president a second time from 1929 to 1932.
In 1932, Bowie received the Prix Charles Lagrange from the Académie royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique. He later received the Franklin Institute's Elliott Cresson Medal in 1937.
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