Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell with 10 other scientists and humanitarians authored the Russell-Einstein Manifesto in 1955 which launched the Pugwash Conferences to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons.

Bertrand Russell Speaking on BBC

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Bertrand Russell & Cyrus Eaton - 80 Letters and articles 

Online collection of over one hundred books and articles by Bertrand Russell.
For a complete list of Russell’s books and articles see our online Russell bibliography. For a chronology of his life, go here, and for an introduction to his analytic philosophy go here.  courtesy of BERTRAND RUSSELL SOCIETY

Bertrand Russell Resources Available Online, courtesy of BERTRAND RUSSELL SOCIETY

 Bertrand Russell Chronology -  courtesy of  BERTRAND RUSSELL SOCIETY

Russell Letter to Einstein Requesting Support, April 5, 1955

Russell-Einstein Manifesto

Russell Einstein Manifesto - text
Press Release of Einstein-Russell Manisfesto - 15 minutes also with slide show and cartoons

Origins of the Russell-Einstein Manfesto by Sandy Butcher (2005)
Revisiting the Russell-Einstein Manifesto: Prescription for Our Future
​by Sandy Butcher, March 2014 -

Bertrand Russell Autobiography Published in 1975 (available on Amazon)

Bertrand Russell - Brief Biography

Bertrand Russell (recipient of 1950 Nobel Prize for Literature) - Biography  Nobel Prize Site

Bertrand Russell Recorded Speech July 8, 1957 on Opening of Pugwash Conference

Bertrand Russell Primary Publications as Listed in Nobel Prize Site

Bertrand Russell -1957 transcript of address to Pugwash Conference Attendees & link to Anne Eaton’s description of conference - a statement by  Bertrand  Russell,  is  transcribed from  a  tape  prepared  by  him  for  the first Pugwash Conference  on  Science  and World  Affairs,  held in  Pugwash,  Nova  Scotia, July  7-10,  1957.  In this  message, Russell,  whose  age  and  frail health  prevented  him  from  undertaking  the  journey  to  Pugwash,  outlined  to  the  conferees  the  background  of  the manifesto, issued  by  him,  Einstein  and nine other  world-renowned  scientists,  which  had led  to  the Pugwash  meeting.  He also  sets  forth,  with  the  clarity  and wit typical  of  Russell,  his  hopes  and expectations  for  their work  and  for  what  was  eventually  to  become  known  as  the Pugwash  Movement.

Bertrand Russell biography from Nobel Literature Prize Site

Bertrand Russell - 8 minute Broadcast from London BBC opening the 1957 Pugwash Conference: Good accompanying slideshow
                                   
Read Bertrand Russell’s press conference - 1957 - address to Scientists Attending Pugwash Conference

Bertrand Russell Message to the Future (two minutes Youtube)

Bertrand Russell Man’s Future and Philosophy, Coronet Films with Woodrow Wyatt, 1960

Bertrand Russell – Ban the Bomb Rally – YouTube  - 22 seconds

Death of Bertrand Russell News Report – Morley Safer Feb 3, 1970

Open Letter to Eisenhower and Khrushchev, from Bertrand Russell, November 23, 1957

Paul McCartney on Meeting Bertrand Russell and his influence on John Lennon

Bertrand Russell - Face to Face Interview (BBC, 1959)

Pugwash and Russell's Legacy by John R. Lenz -- describes The Russell-Einstein Manifesto (1955), the background of Manifesto (Russell & Rotblat 1945-1955), The Origins of Pugwash, and Prospects (courtesy of ​The Bertrand Russell Society Quarterly, Feb 1996)


“Will There Be a Next Generation in the Fight for Nuclear Nonproliferation” by Poul-Eric Christiansen,  July 2015