Dr. J. S. Owenst The death of Dr. J. S. Owens on December 6 removes a most useful and public-spirited man of science. For nearly thirty years Dr. Owens has been the moving spirit in the investiga- tion of atmospheric pollution on its quantitative side. He devised the instruments in use, and co-ordinated, tabulated and prepared for publication all the data on which the progressive changes in the amount of pollution in the atmosphere are evaluated. As the result of the Smoke Abatement Exhibition in 1912 a committee was formed for the systematic investigation of atmospheric pollution, and Owens became its secretary. In 1917 the work of this committee was transferred to the Meteorological Office and Owens was appointed part-time superintendent in charge of the Atmospheric Pollution Division. In 1927 the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research took over the investigation of atmospheric pollution from the Meteorological Office, and in order that the supervision of the instruments and the compilation of statistics should remain in his charge, Owens was appointed superin- tendent of observations. For the quantitative investigation of atmospheric pollution Owens devised three main instruments and several instruments of lesser importance. The most widely used of these instruments was the standard deposit gauge. This consisted of a simple collecting basin having an opening of approximately four square feet exposed in the open on a stand at a height of four feet. All the pollution and rain which fell into the basin was collected and analyzed, giving valuable information as to the amount and nature of the pollution deposited from the atmosphere. The second instrument was the automatic filter gauge for determining the amount of pollution contained in a given volume of air, and the third the jet dustcounter, for counting the number of particles of soot and other insoluble particles contained in the air. All three instruments have performed invaluable service, 123 deposite gauges and 16 automatic filters being maintained by nunicipalities and other public bodies in 1938. Owens's inventive skill, conscientious compilation of records and personal enthusiasm have resulted in Great Britain being far ahead of any other country in knowledge of the pollution of its atmosphere—in this he has performed a valuable public service. Three days before his death Owens was awarded the Symons Gold Medal (for 1942) by the Royal Meteor- ological Society "for distinguished work done in connection with Meteorological Science.— (From Nature, January 31, 1942, p. 133.) 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