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Robert Shapiro (other)
Robert Shapiro may refer to: People *Robert Shapiro (chemist) (1935–2011), American professor emeritus of chemistry at New York University *Robert Shapiro (filmmaker), American film producer *Robert Shapiro (lawyer) (born 1942), American civil litigator *Robert B. Shapiro (born 1938), American businessman, former CEO of Monsanto *Robert H. Shapiro (1935–2004), American chemist and Dean of United States Naval Academy *Robert H. Shapiro, former CEO of Florida-based Woodbridge Securities, currently serving a 25year sentence for running a Ponzi scheme *Robert J. Shapiro (born 1953), American economist *Robert Y. Shapiro, American political scientist Fictional characters *Robert "Robbie" Shapiro, a character in Nickelodeon's teen sitcom ''Victorious'' {{human name disambiguation, Shapiro, Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Shapiro (chemist)
Robert Shapiro (28 November 1935 – 15 June 2011) was professor emeritus of chemistry at New York University. He is best known for his work on the origin of life, having written two books on the topic: ''Origins, a Skeptic’s Guide to the Creation of Life on Earth'' (1986) and ''Planetary Dreams'' (1999). He opposed the RNA world hypothesis, and held that the spontaneous emergence of a molecule as complicated as RNA is highly unlikely. Instead, he proposed that life arose from some self-sustaining and compartmentalized reaction of simple molecules: "metabolism first" instead of "RNA first". This reaction would have to be able to reproduce and evolve, eventually leading to RNA. He claimed that in this view life is a normal consequence of the laws of nature and potentially quite common in the universe.Alvin PowellNYU chemist Robert Shapiro decries RNA-first possibility ''Harvard University Gazette'', 23 October 2008 Works *''Life Beyond Earth: The Intelligent Earthling's Guide to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |