He believed that the Moon had a separate origin from the Earth, and thought that the earth had not been molten at the time when its materials accumulated, which led to a famous experiment conducted with Stanley Miller.
This scientist graduated from Montana State in 1917, and during World War II, he directed a research program at Columbia that became an important part of the Manhattan project.  He believed that the Moon had a separate origin from the Earth, and thought that the earth had not been molten at the time when its materials accumulated, which led to a famous experiment conducted with Stanley Miller. FTP, identify this chemist who also managed to isolate heavy water and discover deuterium.
This scientist graduated from Montana State in 1917, and during World War II, he directed a research program at Columbia that became an important part of the Manhattan project.  
Harold Urey