Norman L. Bowen Quote

To many petrologists a volatile component is exactly like a Maxwell demon; it does just what one may wish it to do.


The Evolution of the Igneous Rocks, Chapter XVI (p. 282), Dover Publication, Inc., 1956


To many petrologists a volatile component is exactly like a Maxwell demon; it does just what one may wish it to do.

To many petrologists a volatile component is exactly like a Maxwell demon; it does just what one may wish it to do.

To many petrologists a volatile component is exactly like a Maxwell demon; it does just what one may wish it to do.

To many petrologists a volatile component is exactly like a Maxwell demon; it does just what one may wish it to do.