Keeper of the nuclear conscience, the life and work of Joseph Rotblat, Andrew Brown
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Keeper of the nuclear conscience, the life and work of Joseph Rotblat, Andrew Brown
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-328) and index
resource.biographical
individual biography
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illustrationsplates
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index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Keeper of the nuclear conscience
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
751831996
Responsibility statement
Andrew Brown
Sub title
the life and work of Joseph Rotblat
Summary
Biography of British scientist who grew up in Poland, studied nuclear physics, left the Manhattan Project during World War II, promoted peace and social responsbility, created the influential Pugwash Conferences, and shared the 1995 Nobel Peace Prize
Table Of Contents
Growing up in Warsaw -- Liverpool -- Paradise denied -- The bitterness of victory -- Stepping off the atomic train -- Bart's, Bikini, and the BBC -- Remember your humanity -- Pugwash -- Of mice and Moscow -- Towards a test ban -- Eggheads and warheads -- Years of eclipse -- Latent progress -- Reaching for the impossible? -- An old man in a hurry
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