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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> | + | '''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. |
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| + | He has worked to abolish the [[House Committee on Un-American Activities]] and has been an outstanding critic of any and all security measures designed to guard against subversion and espionage directed against the United States nuclear weapons program. As did many scientists connected with the development of the A-bomb, Urey adopted the position that post-World War II development of atomic weapons should be halted and that scientific discoveries should be shared with the Soviet Union.<ref name=bioleft>''Biographical Dictionary of the Left'', Francis X. Gannon, Vol. 1, p. 570</ref> | ||
==Research== | ==Research== | ||
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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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| + | ==Communist Sympathizing== | ||
| + | Urey demonstrated his sympathy for Communists by his appearance at a Paris gathering in 1947 of the [[World Federation of Scientific Workers]], which was nothing but an international group of Communists and extreme pro-Communists.<ref name=bioleft/> | ||
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| + | ==The Rosenberg Case== | ||
| + | In the matter of the convicted atom bomb spies, the Rosenbergs, Urey gave the [[National Committee to Secure Justice in the Rosenberg Case]] its most dazzling propaganda contributions. Without having been present at the trial of the Rosenbergs and with no legal training at all by which to test his opinions, Urey, nevertheless, did not hesitate to declare flatly that, | ||
| + | :''"I never found the testimony of the Rosenbergs more believable than that of the Greenglasses."'' | ||
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| + | Urey's statement, first contained in a letter to Judge [[Irving Kaufman]] and published in the [[New York Times]] ''Letters Column'' on Jan. 5, 1953, earned him banner headlines in the [[Daily Worker]].<ref>[[House Committee on Un-American Activities]], ''Trial by Treason'', August 25, 1956, pp. 31-32</ref> | ||
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
Harold Urey has been associated with the following organizations:<ref name=bioleft/> | 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 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" | + | *[[American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born]], "subversive and Communist, one of the oldest auxiliaries of the [[Communist Party]] in the United States and under the completed domination of the [[Communist Party]]" |
| + | *[[American Committee to Save Refugees]], "Communist enterprise" | ||
| + | *[[Committee of One Thousand]], "Communist created and controlled front organization" | ||
| + | *[[Coordinating Committee to Life the Spanish Embargo]], "Communist front" | ||
| + | *[[Friends of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade]], "its officers and staff members were almost all [[Communist Party]] members and functionaries" | ||
| + | *[[Greater New York Emergency Conference on Inalienable Rights]], "Communist front" | ||
| + | *[[League of American Writers]], "subversive and Communist" | ||
| + | *[[National Council of American-Soviet Friendship]], "subversive and Communist, specializing in pro-Soviet propaganda" | ||
| + | *[[National Emergency Conference]], "Communist front" | ||
| + | *[[National Emergency Conference for Democratic Rights]], "Communist front" | ||
| + | *[[Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade]], "subversive and Communist" | ||
| + | *[[National Committee to Secure Justice in the Rosenberg Case]], "Communist front" | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 02:09, 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.
He has worked to abolish the House Committee on Un-American Activities and has been an outstanding critic of any and all security measures designed to guard against subversion and espionage directed against the United States nuclear weapons program. As did many scientists connected with the development of the A-bomb, Urey adopted the position that post-World War II development of atomic weapons should be halted and that scientific discoveries should be shared with the Soviet Union.[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]
Communist Sympathizing
Urey demonstrated his sympathy for Communists by his appearance at a Paris gathering in 1947 of the World Federation of Scientific Workers, which was nothing but an international group of Communists and extreme pro-Communists.[1]
The Rosenberg Case
In the matter of the convicted atom bomb spies, the Rosenbergs, Urey gave the National Committee to Secure Justice in the Rosenberg Case its most dazzling propaganda contributions. Without having been present at the trial of the Rosenbergs and with no legal training at all by which to test his opinions, Urey, nevertheless, did not hesitate to declare flatly that,
- "I never found the testimony of the Rosenbergs more believable than that of the Greenglasses."
Urey's statement, first contained in a letter to Judge Irving Kaufman and published in the New York Times Letters Column on Jan. 5, 1953, earned him banner headlines in the Daily Worker.[7]
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 and under the completed domination of the Communist Party"
- American Committee to Save Refugees, "Communist enterprise"
- Committee of One Thousand, "Communist created and controlled front organization"
- Coordinating Committee to Life the Spanish Embargo, "Communist front"
- Friends of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, "its officers and staff members were almost all Communist Party members and functionaries"
- Greater New York Emergency Conference on Inalienable Rights, "Communist front"
- League of American Writers, "subversive and Communist"
- National Council of American-Soviet Friendship, "subversive and Communist, specializing in pro-Soviet propaganda"
- National Emergency Conference, "Communist front"
- National Emergency Conference for Democratic Rights, "Communist front"
- Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, "subversive and Communist"
- National Committee to Secure Justice in the Rosenberg Case, "Communist front"
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 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
- ↑ House Committee on Un-American Activities, Trial by Treason, August 25, 1956, pp. 31-32