Biography:Harold Urey
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| Known for | Harold Clayton Urey ( YOOR-ee; April 29, 1893 – January 5, 1981) was an American physical chemist who conducted pioneering work on isotopes. |
Harold Urey is a biographical subject in the ScholarlyWiki science collection. Harold Clayton Urey ( YOOR-ee; April 29, 1893 – January 5, 1981) was an American physical chemist who conducted pioneering work on isotopes. He earned the 1934 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his discovery of heavy hydrogen." He played a significant role in the development of the atom bomb, as well as contributing to theories on the development of organic life from non-living matter.[1]
Work and context
Born in Walkerton, Indiana, Urey studied thermodynamics under Gilbert N. Lewis at the University of California, Berkeley.
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References
- ↑ "Harold Urey". Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Urey.
External links
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