▁California , ▁Ber keley , ▁are ▁given ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁ ▁Life ▁Robert ▁Edward ▁Bow en ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Valle jo , ▁California , ▁to ▁Marie ▁De W inter ▁Bow en , ▁a ▁school ▁teacher , ▁and ▁Em ery ▁Bow en , ▁a ▁Tra vis ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base ▁budget ▁officer , ▁but ▁he ▁grew ▁up ▁fifteen ▁miles ▁away ▁in ▁Fair field , ▁California , ▁where ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁public ▁schools ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁Arm ijo ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁His ▁senior ▁year book ▁documents ▁that ▁he ▁played ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁vars ity ▁basketball , ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁science , ▁math , ▁and ▁language ▁clubs , ▁and ▁was ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁senior ▁class . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁first ▁three ▁years ▁of ▁high ▁school , ▁he ▁finished ▁ 1 0 2 nd , ▁ 7 th , ▁and ▁ 2 nd ▁among ▁Cal if or ni ans ▁in ▁the ▁M AA ▁( Math emat ical ▁Association ▁of ▁America ) ▁mathematics ▁test . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁he ▁finished ▁ 2 nd ▁in ▁the ▁West ing house ▁( now ▁Intel ) ▁Science ▁Tal ent ▁Search ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁senior ▁year ▁in ▁high ▁school , ▁his ▁first ▁published ▁paper ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Mathemat ical ▁Month ly . ▁ ▁As ▁an ▁under grad uate ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley , ▁Bow en ▁was ▁a ▁Put nam ▁Fellow ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁and