Brown, Andrew, 1950 Aug. 12-

Keeper of the nuclear conscience the life and work of Joseph Rotblat / Andrew Brown. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, (c)2012. - 1 online resource (xviii, 347 pages, 8. pages of plates) : illustrations.

Includes bibliographies and index.

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.

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.



9780191632938


Rotblat, Joseph, 1908-2005.


Nuclear physicists--Great Britain--Biography.
Nuclear physicists--Poland--Biography.
Pacifists--Great Britain--Biography.
Nobel Prize winners--Great Britain--Biography.


Electronic Books.

QC774 / .K447 2012