Miller, Stanley

Miller, Stanley
▪ 2008
 American chemist
born March 7, 1930, Oakland, Calif.

died May 20, 2007, National City, Calif.
designed the first experiment to produce organic molecules from some of the inorganic components of the Earth's prebiotic atmosphere. Miller's procedure (which was co-designed by Harold Urey and is known as the Miller-Urey experiment) contained three key elements: a heated pool of water meant to simulate the primitive Earth's ocean; an atmosphere of water vapour, methane, ammonia, and molecular hydrogen; and storms of “lightning” in the form of continuous electric discharges. After one week, 10–15% of the system's carbon was found in organic molecules such as amino acids, the building blocks of proteins. Miller's experiment was not only a groundbreaking moment for research into the origin of life on Earth but also a breakthrough that captured the popular imagination and gave rise to the term prebiotic soup. Miller received a B.S. from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1951 and a doctorate from the University of Chicago in 1954. After a one-year fellowship at the California Institute of Technology, Miller moved to Columbia University, New York City, for five years and then to the University of California, San Diego, where he remained for the rest of his career. Miller became a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1973 and in 1983 was awarded the Oparin Medal by the International Society for the Study of the Origin of Life.

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