Joseph Rotblat : visionary for peace / / edited by Reiner Braun ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: Weinheim, : Wiley-VCH; [Chichester, : John Wiley, distributor], c2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (373 p.)
• Disciplina: 539.7092
• Soggetto topico: Nuclear physicists - Poland; Nuclear arms control; Peace
• Altri autori: BraunReiner <1952->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Joseph Rotblat: Visionary for Peace; Table of Contents; Portrait J. Rotblat; Dedication; Preface; Part 1 Joseph Rotblat; Joseph Rotblat and Pugwash; Joseph Rotblat: The Nuclear Physicist; Joseph Rotblat: Professor of Physics at Bart's Hospital Medical School, 1949-1973; Joseph Rotblat and Individual Responsibility; Joseph Rotblat and Peace; Rotblat and Pugwash: Some Personal Reminiscences; Joseph Rotblat: Guiding Pugwash through the Cold War; Part 2 In Memory of Joseph Rotblat; Jo Rotblat: Man With a Cause; Józef Rotblat: My Friend; ""I Have Lived Two Lives"" ; An Open Letter to My Son on the Death of Joseph RotblatSi Vis Pacem Para Pacem: On the Contribution of Joseph Rotblat to the Broader Pugwash Agenda; Remembrances: In Memory of Joseph Rotblat; Sir Joseph Rotblat: Visionary for Peace; Encounters With Sir Joseph Rotblat; Recollections; Comment on the Contribution of Sir Joseph Rotblat; A Personal Tribute to Joseph Rotblat; A Letter to Joseph Rotblat; Recollections of Joseph Rotblat; Joseph Rotblat: a Great and Eventful Life; Professor Rotblat and the Atom Train; Retrospective: Joseph Rotblat (1908-2005); Sir Joseph Rotblat in Liverpool ; Memories of Dr. RotblatJo Rotblat; Sir Joseph Rotblat: From Nuclear Disarmament to the Abolition of War; Personal Contacts With Sir Joseph Rotblat; An Exceptional Human Being; Sir Joseph Rotblat: A Few Strokes to the Portrait of a Great Scientist and Humanist; Sir Joseph Rotblat: A Man of Vision; A Tribute to Sir Joseph Rotblat; Joseph Rotblat; A Great Man and a Close Friend; Joseph Rotblat: The Elimination of Nuclear Weapons and the Social Conscience of Scientists: ""Above all - remember your humanity"" ; How Many Minutes to Midnight? A High-Level Panel Convenes to Check the State of the ""Doomsday Clock""Joseph Rotblat: Peacemaker; Rotblat Appreciation; The Elder Niece's Tale; Einstein on the Military Mentality, and Rotblat on the Culture of Violence; In Recognition of the Legacy of Joseph Rotblat; Rotblat and Korea; Jo Rotblat and Enduring Human Security; Joseph Rotblat; Sir Joseph; Part 3 Appendix; The Russell-Einstein Manifesto; Nuclear Energy Hazards in War and Peace; Leaving the Bomb Project; Time to Rethink the Idea of World Government; The Nuclear Age - A Curse and a Challenge ; Remember Your HumanityThe Crime and Punishment of Mordechai Vanunu; The Nuclear Issue: Pugwash and the Bush Policies; Curriculum Vitae; List of Contributors; Acknowledgments
• Sommario/riassunto: Sir Joseph Rotblat (1908-2005), British physicist and one of the most prominent critics of the nuclear arms race, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1995 in conjunction with the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, an organization of scientists which he headed at the time, for their efforts towards nuclear disarmament.'Joseph Rotblat - Visionary for Peace' is dedicated to the life of this unique scientist and humanist. It contains contributions by Nobel Laureates, eminent scholars and prominent politicians who, each from their own perspective, shed light on the life and work of
• Titolo autorizzato: Joseph Rotblat
• ISBN: 1-280-92181-1; 9786610921812; 3-527-61126-6; 3-527-61127-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910877984103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: History of knowledge.