Harold Urey
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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| Date of birth | 29 April 1893
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| Place of birth | Walkerton, Indiana
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| Date of death | 5 January 1981
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| Place of death | La Jolla, California, United States
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Harold Urey is known for his role in the episode Radio Bikini (1988) as Himself - Concerned About Bikini Test.
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