The life and science of Harold C. Urey / Matthew Shindell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shindell, Matthew, author.

Series:

Synthesis.

Synthesis

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urey, Harold Clayton, 1893-1981.

Urey, Harold Clayton.

Chemists--United States--Biography.

Chemists.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 volume ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2019.

Summary:

"Harold C. Urey (1893-1981) was one of the most famous American chemists of the twentieth century. After winning the Nobel Prize in 1934 for the discovery of deuterium and heavy water, he participated in the Manhattan Project and NASA's lunar exploration program, and along the way helped found the fields of isotope geochemistry and cosmochemistry. He also tried to be a voice of moral authority during the Cold War, and to give Americans a reason to feel inspired to meet the challenges and anxieties of Cold War life. In this first biography, Matthew Shindell follows Urey as he moves through American science and culture in the twentieth century, drawing out the resources available to him and his generation of scientists. Shindell uses Urey's movement from farm boy to scientific celebrity to explore the changes in the American social and scientific landscape that made this trajectory possible"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 From Farm Boy to Wartime Chemist p. 17

2 From Industrial Chemistry to Copenhagen p. 45

3 From Novice in Europe to Expert in America p. 63

4 From Nobel Laureate to Manhattan Project Burnout p. 83

5 A Separation Man No More p. 107

6 A Return to Science p. 129

7 To Hell with the Moon! p. 149.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Making and Remaking of an American Chemist One From Farm Boy to Wartime Chemist Two From Industrial Chemistry to Copenhagen Three From Novice in Europe to Expert in America Four From Nobel Laureate to Manhattan Project Burnout Five A Separation Man No More Six A Return to Science Seven To Hell with the Moon! Epilogue A Life in Science

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9780226662084

022666208X

OCLC:

1089857869