Clarence Max Fowler

Clarence Max Fowler (November 26, 1918 – February 27, 2006) was an

Clarence Fowler was the principal promoter of the first International Megagauss Conference. The first of these was held in Frascati, Italy (1965). The Megagauss conferences were the principal forum where international scientists could present some of their theories and achievements in generating ultra-strong magnetic fields and their applications. Clarence Fowler and his group were the authors of the first paper presented at the first conference in Frascati. After the first, there were nine further conferences (the last was Megagauss-X, held in Berlin in 2004), in each of these meetings Clarence Fowler and his wife Janet were active participants.

Foundation of NHMFL Consortium

Because of the successful research done by his group on the effects of ultra-intense magnetic fields on many materials and their mutual interaction, Florida State and Los Alamos National Laboratory decided to join their efforts to found the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory.

Publications

Clarence Fowler wrote more than 250 scientific papers, always about topics related to ultra-intense magnetic fields.

Death

Clarence "Max" Fowler died on February 27, 2006, at his home, after a brief battle against cancer. He was 87 years old.

See also

• Electromagnetic bomb
• High-altitude nuclear explosion

References