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'Stanley Lloyd Miller' (March 7, 1930 - May 20, 2007) was an American chemist and biologist who was known for his studies into the origin of life, particularly the Miller-Urey experiment which proved that organic compounds may arise from inorganic substances (specifically those thought to have been present on the primordial Earth).
Born in Oakland, California, he was educated at University of California (obtaining his B.S. in 1951) and then at University of Chicago (where he received his Ph.D. in chemistry in 1954). While at Chicago, Miller was a student of Harold Urey. [1]
After graduation Miller continued his research at California Institute of Technology (1954-1955) and then joined the department of biochemistry at Columbia University, New York where he worked for the next five years. He then returned to California where he was an assistant professor (1960-1962), associate professor (1962-1968), then full professor of chemistry at University of California, San Diego (from 1968).
His research dealt with the origin of life (and he was considered a pioneer in the field of exobiology), the natural occurrence of clathrate hydrates, and general mechanisms of anesthesia. He was a member of the National Academy of Science, and received the Oparin Medal. He was a participant in the pioneering Miller-Urey experiment. In the 1950s, Urey theorized that the early atmosphere of the Earth was probably like the atmosphere now present on Jupiter --i.e., rich in ammonia, methane, and hydrogen. Miller, working in his laboratory at the University of Chicago, demonstrated that when exposed to an energy source such as ultraviolet radiation, these compounds and water can react to produce amino acids essential for the formation of living matter. (Similar ideas had been suggested by Aleksandr Oparin in the 1920s.) However, since then there have been objections that the early environment was possibly not as reducing as Miller and Urey assumed.[2]
1. Wade, Nicolas (May 23, 2007). Stanley Miller, Who Examined Origins of Life, Dies at 77. //New York Times''
2. "Stanley Lloyd Miller." Notable Scientists: From 1900 to the Present. Gale Group, 2001.
★ Stanley Miller page via University of California, San Diego
'Stanley Lloyd Miller' (March 7, 1930 - May 20, 2007) was an American chemist and biologist who was known for his studies into the origin of life, particularly the Miller-Urey experiment which proved that organic compounds may arise from inorganic substances (specifically those thought to have been present on the primordial Earth).
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Life and career
Born in Oakland, California, he was educated at University of California (obtaining his B.S. in 1951) and then at University of Chicago (where he received his Ph.D. in chemistry in 1954). While at Chicago, Miller was a student of Harold Urey. [1]
After graduation Miller continued his research at California Institute of Technology (1954-1955) and then joined the department of biochemistry at Columbia University, New York where he worked for the next five years. He then returned to California where he was an assistant professor (1960-1962), associate professor (1962-1968), then full professor of chemistry at University of California, San Diego (from 1968).
His research dealt with the origin of life (and he was considered a pioneer in the field of exobiology), the natural occurrence of clathrate hydrates, and general mechanisms of anesthesia. He was a member of the National Academy of Science, and received the Oparin Medal. He was a participant in the pioneering Miller-Urey experiment. In the 1950s, Urey theorized that the early atmosphere of the Earth was probably like the atmosphere now present on Jupiter --i.e., rich in ammonia, methane, and hydrogen. Miller, working in his laboratory at the University of Chicago, demonstrated that when exposed to an energy source such as ultraviolet radiation, these compounds and water can react to produce amino acids essential for the formation of living matter. (Similar ideas had been suggested by Aleksandr Oparin in the 1920s.) However, since then there have been objections that the early environment was possibly not as reducing as Miller and Urey assumed.[2]
References
1. Wade, Nicolas (May 23, 2007). Stanley Miller, Who Examined Origins of Life, Dies at 77. //New York Times''
2. "Stanley Lloyd Miller." Notable Scientists: From 1900 to the Present. Gale Group, 2001.
External links
★ Stanley Miller page via University of California, San Diego
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