The top 10 most inspiring quotes by Harold Urey
- Life is not a miracle. It is a natural phenomenon, and can be expected to appear whenever there is a planet whose conditions duplicate those of the earth.
- All of us who study the origin of life find that the more we look into it, the more we feel it is too complex to have evolved anywhere. We all believe as an article of faith that life evolved from dead matter on this planet. It is just that life’s complexity is so great, it is hard for us to imagine that it did.
- My study of the universe leaves little doubt that life has occurred on other planets. I doubt if the human race is the most intelligent form of life.
- Pure research is worth every penny it costs.
- Above all, I regret that scientific experiments-some of them mine-should have produced such a terrible weapon as the hydrogen bomb. Regret, with all my soul, but not guilt.
- I’m in Pittsburgh. Why am I here?
- Athens built the Acropolis. Corinth was a commercial city, interested in purely materialistic things. Today we admire Athens, visit it, preserve the old temples, yet we hardly ever set foot in Corinth.
- I looked for it [heavy hydrogen, deuterium] because I thought it should exist. I didn’t know it would have industrial applications or be the basic for the most powerful weapon ever known [the nuclear bomb] . I thought maybe my discovery might have the practical value of, say, neon in neon signs.
- The space program is not only scientific in purpose but also is an expression of man’s insistent determination to do the nearly impossible – to explore the unknown, even at great risk.
- Nature can always be more complicated than we imagine.
Harold Urey (1893–1981) was an American physical chemist whose groundbreaking work earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1934.
He is best known for his discovery of deuterium, an isotope of hydrogen, in 1931, which provided crucial insights into the nature of atomic structure and the composition of matter. Urey’s research laid the foundation for advancements in fields ranging from nuclear physics to astrophysics.
He also played a pivotal role in the Manhattan Project during World War II, contributing to the development of the atomic bomb.
After the war, Urey became a leading advocate for peaceful uses of atomic energy and made significant contributions to the study of the origins of life, particularly through his investigation of the chemical processes involved in the formation of organic compounds. His legacy continues to influence scientific inquiry across multiple disciplines.
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