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Nobel for chemistry awarded to Harold C Urey (deuterium)

Harold Clayton Urey (April 29, 1893 – January 5, 1981) was an American physical chemist who conducted pioneering work on isotopes.

Harold Clayton Urey (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.

Born in Walkerton, Indiana, Urey studied thermodynamics under Gilbert N. Lewis at the University of California, Berkeley. After he received his PhD in 1923, he was awarded a fellowship by the American-Scandinavian Foundation to study at the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen.

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Harold Clayton Urey (April 29, 1893 – January 5, 1981) was an American physical chemist who conducted pioneering work on isotopes.

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What happened on November 15, 1934?
Harold Clayton Urey (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. Born in Walkerton, Indiana, Urey studied thermodynamics under Gilbert N.
Why is Nobel for chemistry awarded to Harold C Urey (deuterium) significant?
Harold Clayton Urey (April 29, 1893 – January 5, 1981) was an American physical chemist who conducted pioneering work on isotopes.

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