Harold Urey Address, Dedication of Strong Hall, 1958

Title: Harold Urey Address, Dedication of Strong Hall, 1958
Description: Dr. Harold Urey was an American physical chemist whose work on isotopes earnd him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1943 for the discovery of deuterium. Here, Urey dedicates the newly-built Strong Hall on the campus of Eastern Michigan University by linking the growth and success of science to the national psyche. Urey explains how the popularity -and unpopularity- of science leads to a decline in science education.
Creator: Urey, Harold
Date Created: 1958-01-01
Subject: Harold Urey; Eastern Michigan University; Strong Hall; Sputnik
Identifier: https://commons.emich.edu/speeches/20
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