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Physicist

Joseph Rotblat was a British physicist who made significant contributions to the field of atomic physics. He was a member of the Manhattan Project during World War II but later opposed nuclear weapons and became a leading advocate for nuclear disarmament and peace. Rotblat was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1995 for his efforts in promoting peace and disarmament.

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“Indeed, the whole human species is endangered, by nuclear weapons or by other means of wholesale destruction which further advances in science are likely to produce.”

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Book:A Quest for Global Peace: Rotblat and Ikeda on War, Ethics and the Nuclear Threat

Source: A Quest for Global Peace: Rotblat and Ikeda on War, Ethics and the Nuclear Threat

“Technology is driving us together. In many ways we are becoming like one family. With the global threats resulting from science and technology, the whole of humankind now needs protection. We have to extend our loyalty to the whole of the human race.”

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“I have to bring to your notice a terrifying reality: with the development of nuclear weapons Man has acquired, for the first time in history, the technical means to destroy the whole of civilization in a single act.”

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Book:A Quest for Global Peace: Rotblat and Ikeda on War, Ethics and the Nuclear Threat

Source: A Quest for Global Peace: Rotblat and Ikeda on War, Ethics and the Nuclear Threat

“At a time when science plays such a powerful role in the life of society, when the destiny of the whole of mankind may hinge on the results of scientific research, it is incumbent on all scientists to be fully conscious of that role, and conduct themselves accordingly.”

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Book:A Quest for Global Peace: Rotblat and Ikeda on War, Ethics and the Nuclear Threat

Source: A Quest for Global Peace: Rotblat and Ikeda on War, Ethics and the Nuclear Threat

About the Author

Born: November 4, 1908
Died: August 31, 2005
Known for: Physicist
Quotes: 32

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