Harold Clayton Urey
Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry 1934
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Harold Clayton Urey, born on April 29, 1893, in Walkerton, Indiana, was a renowned American chemist. He is best known for his discovery of heavy hydrogen, an isotope of hydrogen. In 1934, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for this significant contribution to isotopic chemistry. Urey also played an important role in the development of nuclear physics and taught at several prestigious institutions. He passed away on January 5, 1981.
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- Who is Harold Clayton Urey?
- Harold Clayton Urey, born on April 29, 1893, in Walkerton, Indiana, was a renowned American chemist. He is best known for his discovery of heavy hydrogen, an isotope of hydrogen. In 1934, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for this significant contribution to isotopic chemistry. Urey also played an important role in the development of nuclear physics and taught at several prestigious institutions. He passed away on January 5, 1981.
- In what year did Harold Clayton Urey win the Nobel Prize?
- 1934 — Chemistry