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| + | '''Harold C. Urey''' (born April 29, 1893 in Wakerton, Indiana) was the son of [[Cora Reinoehl]] and [[Samuel Urey]]. He married [[Frieda Daum]]. He was a nuclear scientist at the University of Chicago's [[Institute of Nuclear Studies]] from 1945.<ref name=bioleft>''Biographical Dictionary of the Left'', Francis X. Gannon, Vol. 1, p. 570</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Research== | ||
| + | In his field, Urey distinguished himself as the discoverer of the hydrogen atom of atomic weight two. And, in the development of the atomic bomb, Urey made his contribution through research on the production of heavy water and U235. He was awarded the Nobel prize in chemistry for 1934. | ||
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Urey was listed, as of May 4, 1971, as on the Board of Sponsors of the [[Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists]].<ref>[http://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/BB/G/F/T/H/_/bbgfth.pdf Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - administrative letter to Professor [[Joshua Lederberg]], May 4, 1971]</ref> | Urey was listed, as of May 4, 1971, as on the Board of Sponsors of the [[Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists]].<ref>[http://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/BB/G/F/T/H/_/bbgfth.pdf Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - administrative letter to Professor [[Joshua Lederberg]], May 4, 1971]</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Affiliations== | ||
| + | Harold Urey has been associated with the following organizations:<ref name=bioleft/> | ||
| + | *[[American Committee for Democracy and Intellectual Freedom]], "subversive and un-American" | ||
| + | *[[American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born]], "subversive and Communist, one of the oldest auxiliaries of the [[Communist Party]] in the United States" | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 01:44, 8 March 2010
Harold C. Urey (born April 29, 1893 in Wakerton, Indiana) was the son of Cora Reinoehl and Samuel Urey. He married Frieda Daum. He was a nuclear scientist at the University of Chicago's Institute of Nuclear Studies from 1945.[1]
Research
In his field, Urey distinguished himself as the discoverer of the hydrogen atom of atomic weight two. And, in the development of the atomic bomb, Urey made his contribution through research on the production of heavy water and U235. He was awarded the Nobel prize in chemistry for 1934.
Federation of American Scientists
The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) was founded in 1945 by scientists who had worked on the Manhattan Project to develop the first atomic bombs.
Hans Bethe, was one of the founders of FAS.[2] Leo Szilard, Philip Morrison, Richard L. Meier and Harold Urey[3] were others.
FAS was founded from the merger of thirteen smaller groups. It started with a membership of more than 2,000 scientists and an advisory panel that included Robert Oppenheimer, Harold Urey, Harlow Shapley, Smyth, Leo Szilard and Edward U. Condon.[4]
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
In 1949, Urey was listed as a founding sponsor for The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists journal.[5]
Urey was listed, as of May 4, 1971, as on the Board of Sponsors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.[6]
Affiliations
Harold Urey has been associated with the following organizations:[1]
- American Committee for Democracy and Intellectual Freedom, "subversive and un-American"
- American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born, "subversive and Communist, one of the oldest auxiliaries of the Communist Party in the United States"
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Biographical Dictionary of the Left, Francis X. Gannon, Vol. 1, p. 570
- ↑ http://www.fas.org/about/index.html
- ↑ http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/specialcollections/coll/pauling/peace/narrative/page6.html
- ↑ Crucibles: the story of chemistry from ancient alchemy to nuclear fission By Bernard Jaffe, page 312
- ↑ Letter from Hans Bethe, Chairman of the Board of Sponsors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Feb. 20, 1981
- ↑ Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - administrative letter to Professor Joshua Lederberg, May 4, 1971