| RefNo | EC/1948/02 |
| Previous numbers | Cert XV, 180; A00792 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Bowden, Frank Philip: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Description | Citation typed. List of papers mentioned in citation is not appended. |
| Citation | Distinguished for valuable investigations on the physical properties of surfaces, including: study of the potential at a solid-liquid interface and the mechanism of deposition of ions on metallic surfaces; study of the physical and chemical processes which occur during the rubbing and impact of solid surfaces, and the mechanism of friction, lubrication, and wear; methods for measuring the surface temperature of sliding solids and the real area of contact; study of the phenomena of polishing, surface flow, and formation of the Beilby layer. Since 1939 has done important war work for Australian Government.
(List of published papers appended) |
| Proposers | From Personal Knowledge. F G Donnan; R G W Norrish; Eric K Rideal; W L Bragg; G I Taylor; C H Desch; Robert Robertson; N K Adam; S Goldstein; G Ingle Finch; F H A Marshall; S S Bhatnagar; E A Guggenheim |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA1636 | Bowden; Frank Philip (1903 - 1968) | 1903 - 1968 |