Harold Clayton Urey ( YOOR-ee; April 29, 1893 – January 5, 1981) was an American physical chemist whose pioneering work on isotopes earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1934 for the discovery of deuterium. 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.
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29 April 1893 Walkerton, Indiana
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Died |
5 January 1981 (aged 87) La Jolla, California, United States
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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