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STANLY MILLER Born: 7-Mar-1930 Birthplace: Oakland, CA Died: 20-May-2007 Location of death: National City, CA Cause of death: Heart Failure Remains: Cremated Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Occupation: Chemist Nationality: United States Executive summary: Miller-Urey Experiment Stanley Miller's most famous scientific work was conducted in 1953, while he was a young graduate student at the University of Chicago. Working under Nobel laureate Harold C. Urey, he placed small amounts of methane, ammonia, hydrogen and water -- but no oxygen -- in an airtight container, then heated it and subjected it to electrical sparks -- an attempt to approximate early earth atmosphere and weather. Although his work had been inspired by Urey's theories, Urey initially discouraged Miller from attempting the experiment, thinking it would take years, l