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Harold Urey
1893 – 1981
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryHarold Clayton Urey 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.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
April 29, 1893
Walkerton
Date of death
January 5, 1981
La Jolla
Citizenship
United States
Occupations & fields
astronomerchemistphysical chemistphysicistuniversity teacherwriter
Awards & honours
Nobel Prize in ChemistryFranklin MedalMedal for MeritJ. Lawrence Smith MedalGold Medal of the Royal Astronomical SocietyPriestley Medal
- Field and occupation
- americký fyzikálny chemik
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