Keeper of the nuclear conscience : the life and work of Joseph Rotblat / Andrew Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Andrew, 1950 August 12-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rotblat, Joseph, 1908-2005.

Rotblat, Joseph.

Nuclear physicists--Great Britain--Biography.

Nuclear physicists.

Nuclear physicists--Poland--Biography.

Pacifists--Great Britain--Biography.

Pacifists.

Nobel Prize winners--Great Britain--Biography.

Nobel Prize winners.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (375 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Joseph Rotblat was the Jewish nuclear scientist whose disillusionment with nuclear weapons encouraged him to become one of the prime architects of the anti-nuclear movement, and resulted in his lifelong efforts to promote social responsibility in science. His founding of Pugwash and his humanitarian work ultimately led to his being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Rotblat's life, from his boyhood in Warsaw under siege and occupation in World War I to an active old age that brought honours and public recognition, is a compelling human story in itself. What gave it significance is the single-minde

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Abbreviations; List of plates; 1. Growing Up in Warsaw; 2. Liverpool; 3. Paradise Denied; 4. The Bitterness of Victory; 5. Stepping off the Atomic Train; 6. Bart's, Bikini, and the BBC; 7. Remember your Humanity; 8. Pugwash; 9. Of Mice and Moscow; 10. Towards a Test Ban; 11. Eggheads and Warheads; 12. Years of Eclipse; 13. Latent Progress; 14. Reaching for the Impossible?; 15. An Old Man in a Hurry; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-328) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-163294-5

1-283-80441-7

0-19-163293-7

OCLC:

818851797