Stanley Miller

Stanley Lloyd Miller (March 7, 1930 – May 20, 2007) was an American chemist who made important experiments concerning the origin of life by demonstrating that a wide range of vital organic compounds can be synthesized by fairly simple chemical processes from inorganic substances. In 1952 he performed the Miller–Urey experiment, which showed that complex organic molecules could be synthesised from inorganic precursors. The experiment was widely reported, and provided evidence for the idea that the chemical evolution of the early Earth had caused the natural synthesis of organic compounds from inanimate inorganic molecules.

Stanley Miller
Miller in 1999
Born
Stanley Lloyd Miller

(1930-03-07)March 7, 1930
DiedMay 20, 2007(2007-05-20) (aged 77)
Alma materUniversity of California at Berkeley
University of Chicago
Known forAbiogenesis
AwardsOparin Medal
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago
Columbia University
University of California, San Diego
Doctoral advisorHarold Urey
Doctoral studentsJeffrey Bada
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