PIONEER OF EXOBIOLOGY STANLEY MILLER DIES

The PIONEER OF EXOBIOLOGY Stanley Miller has died at the age of 77. he will still be remembered as one of the greatest scientists that ever lived. here is how his life was like..........

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.

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. However, since then there have been objections that the early environment was possibly not as reducing as Miller and Urey assumed.

rest in peace MILLER.....................................

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