Hаrоld Clayton Urеу (April 29, 1893 – Jаnuаrу 5, 1981) wаѕ аn Amеriсаn рhуѕiсаl chemist whose рiоnееring wоrk оn isotopes earned him thе Nоbеl Prizе in Chеmiѕtrу in 1934 for thе...
I'm in Pittsburgh. Why am I here? Harold Urey
I'm in Pittsburgh. Why am I here?
Athens built the Acropolis. Corinth was a commercial city, interested in purely materialistic things. Today we admire Athens, visit it, preserve the old temples, yet we hardly ever set foot in Corinth. Harold Urey
Athens built the Acropolis. Corinth was a commercial city, interested in purely materialistic things. Today we admire Athens, visit it, preserve the old temples, yet we hardly ever set foot in Corinth.
Have opened an interesting field of research in several of the major branches of science. Harold Urey
Have opened an interesting field of research in several of the major branches of science.
In general, exchange reactions for the lighter isotopes have equilibrium constants sufficiently different from unity, so that the ratios of concentrations of the isotopes in two compounds which are in equilibrium. Harold Urey
In general, exchange reactions for the lighter isotopes have equilibrium constants sufficiently different from unity, so that the ratios of concentrations of the isotopes in two compounds which are in equilibrium.
Above all, I regret that scientific experiments-some of them mine-should have produced such a terrible weapon as the hydrogen bomb. Regret, with all my soul, but not guilt. Harold Urey
Above all, I regret that scientific experiments-some of them mine-should have produced such a terrible weapon as the hydrogen bomb. Regret, with all my soul, but not guilt.
Well, you know I’m not on tenure anymore. Harold Urey
Well, you know I’m not on tenure anymore.
We all believe as an article of faith that life evolved from dead matter on this planet. It is just that life's complexity is so great, it is hard for us to imagine that it did. Harold Urey
We all believe as an article of faith that life evolved from dead matter on this planet. It is just that life's complexity is so great, it is hard for us to imagine that it did.
I looked for it [heavy hydrogen, deuterium] because I thought it should exist. I didn't know it would have industrial applications or be the basic for the most powerful weapon ever known [the nuclear bomb]. Harold Urey
I looked for it [heavy hydrogen, deuterium] because I thought it should exist. I didn't know it would have industrial applications or be the basic for the most powerful weapon ever known [the nuclear bomb].
The discovery of deuterium and the marked differences in the physical and chemical properties of hydrogen and deuterium, together with an efficient method for the separation of these isotopes. Harold Urey
The discovery of deuterium and the marked differences in the physical and chemical properties of hydrogen and deuterium, together with an efficient method for the separation of these isotopes.
I thought maybe my discovery might have the practical value of, say, neon in neon signs. Harold Urey
I thought maybe my discovery might have the practical value of, say, neon in neon signs.
Nature can always be more complicated than we imagine. Harold Urey
Nature can always be more complicated than we imagine.
Life is not a miracle. It is a natural phenomenon, and can be expected to appear whenever there is a planet whose conditions duplicate those of the earth. Harold Urey
Life is not a miracle. It is a natural phenomenon, and can be expected to appear whenever there is a planet whose conditions duplicate those of the earth.
