Harold C. Urey did not attend the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm in 1934 due to personal reasons. Instead, the ambassador of Sweden accepted the prize on his behalf.
Harold Clayton Urey won The Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1934.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1934 was awarded to Harold C. Urey for his discovery of heavy hydrogen.
Harold Clayton Urey won The Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1934.
Harold Urey
Harold Urey's birth name is Harold Clayton Urey.
Harold Clayton Urey (1893-1981) discovered the heavy hydrogen isotopes in the 1930s. In 1931 he demonstrated the existence of the hydrogen isotope of atomic weight two, one with weight three was supposed but not yet revealed. For his discovery of heavy hydrogen Urey was awarded the Nobel prize of chemistry in 1934.The discovery of H2 (Deuterium) was announced by Harold C. Urey, F.G. Brickwedde, and G. M. Murphy in the Physical Review of 1 January 1932. A more comprehensive article appeared in the April issue of that journal. They did not give a name to the newly discovered isotope, not for the isotope H3 which they predicted.
Harold Urey was born on April 29, 1893.
Harold Urey was born on April 29, 1893.
Harold C. Urey was born on April 29, 1893.
Harold Clayton Urey was born on 29 April 1893.
Harold C. Urey was born on April 29, 1893.
Harold C. Urey died on January 5, 1981 at the age of 87.