“I looked for it [heavy hydrogen, deuterium] because I thought it should exist. I didn't know it would have industrial applications or be the basic for the most powerful weapon ever known [the nuclear bomb] ... I thought maybe my discovery might have the practical value of, say, neon in neon signs. [He was awarded the 1931 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering deuterium.]” SciencePowerDiscoveryValueChemistryNobel PrizeWeaponNuclear BombNobel LaureateNukeDeuteriumPractical Value Author:Harold Urey
“[Pure research] is worth every penny it costs.” ScienceResearchValueWorthNobel Laureate Author:Harold Urey
“Life is not a miracle. It is a natural phenomenon, and can be expected to appear whenever there is a planet whose conditions duplicate those of the earth. [Stating how planets supporting life cannot be rare.]” LifeScienceNatureMiracleNaturalismNobel LaureateAstrobiology Author:Harold Urey