Robert Shapiro

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Robert Shapiro

Chemistry

#1528

World Rank

#2268

Historical Rank

#561

USA Rank

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Robert Shapiro 's Degrees

• PhD Chemistry University of California, Berkeley
• Bachelors Chemistry City College of New York

Why Is Robert Shapiro Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Robert Shapiro 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 and Planetary Dreams . 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.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Robert Shapiro ?

Robert Shapiro is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of California, Berkeley
• City College of New York
• New York University
• Harvard University