Joseph Rotblat
Joseph Rotblat brief biography by Cathy Eaton, April 2017, and Sandra Butcher
Joseph Rotblat donated his Nobel Peace Prize to Thinkers Lodge where it is displayed across from the Lenin Peace Prize awarded to Cyrus Eaton.
A meeting of the minds: The Pugwash Conference 25 years ago Archives 4:08 Scientists and intellectuals meet in Pugwash, N.S. to discuss the possibility of peace in a nuclear age. Listen to Rotblat and Eaton on this CBC archived 4-minute clip about Rotblat and his campaign against nuclear weapons on day he won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Joseph Rotblat - information on Pugwash.org by Sandy Boucher. Click to access. CBC digital archives: July 1957:
Scientists from around the world meet in Nova Scotia for the first meeting of the Pugwash Conference today. Philanthropist Cyrus Eaton plays host in his hometown of Pugwash -- a scenic thinker's paradise where scholars can discuss strategies for peace in a nuclear age. In October 1995, Joseph Rotblat, chair of the Pugwash Organization, receives the Nobel Peace Prize.
The idea for the conference was born of an antiwar manifesto issued by scientist Albert Einstein and philosopher Bertrand Russell in 1955. They argued scientists played a crucial role in the negotiation of peace. Over the years, the conference grew in influence and reach, playing a significant role in the development of the Non-Proliferation Treaty of 1968 and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty of 1972. These CBC Radio reports examine the importance of Rotblat's award and the Conference's origins.
The Nobel Peace Prize 1995 was awarded jointly to Joseph Rotblat and Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs "for their efforts to diminish the part played by nuclear arms in international politics and, in the longer run, to eliminate such arms"
Scientists from around the world meet in Nova Scotia for the first meeting of the Pugwash Conference today. Philanthropist Cyrus Eaton plays host in his hometown of Pugwash -- a scenic thinker's paradise where scholars can discuss strategies for peace in a nuclear age. In October 1995, Joseph Rotblat, chair of the Pugwash Organization, receives the Nobel Peace Prize.
The idea for the conference was born of an antiwar manifesto issued by scientist Albert Einstein and philosopher Bertrand Russell in 1955. They argued scientists played a crucial role in the negotiation of peace. Over the years, the conference grew in influence and reach, playing a significant role in the development of the Non-Proliferation Treaty of 1968 and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty of 1972. These CBC Radio reports examine the importance of Rotblat's award and the Conference's origins.
The Nobel Peace Prize 1995 was awarded jointly to Joseph Rotblat and Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs "for their efforts to diminish the part played by nuclear arms in international politics and, in the longer run, to eliminate such arms"
Good overview of Rotblat's life and achievements with photographs
Joseph Rotblat Professor Sir Joseph (Józef) Rotblat (4 November 1908 – 31 August 2005) was a founder and leading inspiration of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs over many decades. The only Manhattan Project scientist to resign on moral grounds, Rotblat became an ardent voice for an end to nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction. He said elimination of nuclear weapons was his short-term goal, and his long-term goal was the elimination of war. He emphasized the social responsibility of scientists, and urged young scientists to spend at least 10% of their time thinking about issues other than their chosen field. He jointly shared the 1995 Nobel Peace Prize with Pugwash. He received many other awards during his lifetime, wrote more than 400 articles, including 24 books, and was widely quoted in the media.
Joseph Rotblat -- link to page created on Pugwash Conferences and World Affairs:
Joseph Rotblat -- link to page created on Pugwash Conferences and World Affairs:
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Reunion in Pugwash, 2003 by Joseph Rotblat, Halifax and Pugwash, July 17-21, 2003 at 53rd Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs -- Advancing Human Security: The Role of Technology and Politics
JOSEPH ROTBLAT (1908-2005)
1995 Nobel Lecture – “Remember Your Humanity” Joseph Rotblat Nobel
Peace Prize:
JOSEPH ROTBLAT BIOGRAPHY
Joseph Rotblat telling his life story to Katherine Thompson (AUDIO)
First of 40 audio oral history recordings made by the British Library.
These 1999-2000 recordings feature, the interviewer. As Rotblat never wrote an
autobiography, this is an invaluable resource for anyone researching Rotblat’s life
and the history of Pugwash. Links to the rest of recordings in series are provided.
JOSEPH ROTBLAT RECORDINGS (AUDIO & VIDEO) Interviews & ARTICLES
“Dear Professor” (VIDEO) includes quotes from Joseph Rotblat interspersed with
young people from around the world reading the Russell-Einstein Manifesto
“The Elimination of War a Necessity for Humankind” (VIDEO LECTURE)– Joseph
Rotblat at Taplow Court, 1997 (72 minutes) Obligation to contain threat of nuclear
destruction, seek peace, and eliminate war
"The Impact of Pugwash" - Interview with Ruth Adams & J Rotblat by Metta Spencer
Joseph Rotblat, Pugwash and Nuclear Weapons YouTube (4 minutes) –
Joseph Rotblat Shares “Steps to a Safer World” YouTube The Strangest Dream –
Trailer (2 minutes)
Joseph Rotblat AUDIO– Voices of Science, British Library – excerpt – on his reasons
for working on the atom bomb
The Present Situation and the Problem Before Us by Joseph Rotblat, paper presented ? (poss 1958 at
second Pugwash Conference)
Thinking Beyond Nuclear Weapons - Interview with Joseph Rotblat at the Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning,
and Dialogue - 1997
Vega Science Trust interview (video) with ex-BBC Horizon producer Edward
Goldwyn and scientist and Nobel Laureate Harry Kroto (2002)
ARTICLES, BOOKS & DOCUMENTARIES ABOUT JOSEPH ROTBLAT
A Nobel Prize Reunion by John Demont, MaCleans, July 14, 2003
“Jo Rotblat: Pragmatic Dreamer,” presentation by Sandra Ionno Butcher, director, Pugwash History Project,
to British Pugwash, 8 February 2012.
“Joseph Rotblat: The Road Less Traveled” by Susan Landau, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 52, no. 1 (January/February 1996), pp 46-54.
Joseph Rotblat: Visionary for Peace edited by R. Braun, R. Hinde, D. Krieger, H. Kroto,
S. Milne. (Wiley, 2007) Contributions from many Pugwashites Around the World.
Joseph Rotblat – Voices of Science, British Library – AUDIO excerpt – on his
reasons for working on the atom bomb
Keeper of the Nuclear Conscience: The Life and Work of Joseph Rotblat by Andrew
Brown Oxford University Press, 2012.
“Open letter to my son on the death of Joseph Rotblat,” by Sandra Ionno Butcher, Director,
Pugwash History Project, 5 September 2005.
Obituary Joseph Rotblat (The Guardian, Sept 2, 2005)
The Strangest Dream, a 90-minute documentary (available to view online) about Jo Rotblat from the
National Film Board of Canada (2008), directed by Eric Bednarski.
Q & A session about Strangest Dream)
1995 Nobel Lecture – “Remember Your Humanity” Joseph Rotblat Nobel
Peace Prize:
JOSEPH ROTBLAT BIOGRAPHY
Joseph Rotblat telling his life story to Katherine Thompson (AUDIO)
First of 40 audio oral history recordings made by the British Library.
These 1999-2000 recordings feature, the interviewer. As Rotblat never wrote an
autobiography, this is an invaluable resource for anyone researching Rotblat’s life
and the history of Pugwash. Links to the rest of recordings in series are provided.
JOSEPH ROTBLAT RECORDINGS (AUDIO & VIDEO) Interviews & ARTICLES
“Dear Professor” (VIDEO) includes quotes from Joseph Rotblat interspersed with
young people from around the world reading the Russell-Einstein Manifesto
“The Elimination of War a Necessity for Humankind” (VIDEO LECTURE)– Joseph
Rotblat at Taplow Court, 1997 (72 minutes) Obligation to contain threat of nuclear
destruction, seek peace, and eliminate war
"The Impact of Pugwash" - Interview with Ruth Adams & J Rotblat by Metta Spencer
Joseph Rotblat, Pugwash and Nuclear Weapons YouTube (4 minutes) –
Joseph Rotblat Shares “Steps to a Safer World” YouTube The Strangest Dream –
Trailer (2 minutes)
Joseph Rotblat AUDIO– Voices of Science, British Library – excerpt – on his reasons
for working on the atom bomb
The Present Situation and the Problem Before Us by Joseph Rotblat, paper presented ? (poss 1958 at
second Pugwash Conference)
Thinking Beyond Nuclear Weapons - Interview with Joseph Rotblat at the Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning,
and Dialogue - 1997
Vega Science Trust interview (video) with ex-BBC Horizon producer Edward
Goldwyn and scientist and Nobel Laureate Harry Kroto (2002)
ARTICLES, BOOKS & DOCUMENTARIES ABOUT JOSEPH ROTBLAT
A Nobel Prize Reunion by John Demont, MaCleans, July 14, 2003
“Jo Rotblat: Pragmatic Dreamer,” presentation by Sandra Ionno Butcher, director, Pugwash History Project,
to British Pugwash, 8 February 2012.
“Joseph Rotblat: The Road Less Traveled” by Susan Landau, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 52, no. 1 (January/February 1996), pp 46-54.
Joseph Rotblat: Visionary for Peace edited by R. Braun, R. Hinde, D. Krieger, H. Kroto,
S. Milne. (Wiley, 2007) Contributions from many Pugwashites Around the World.
Joseph Rotblat – Voices of Science, British Library – AUDIO excerpt – on his
reasons for working on the atom bomb
Keeper of the Nuclear Conscience: The Life and Work of Joseph Rotblat by Andrew
Brown Oxford University Press, 2012.
“Open letter to my son on the death of Joseph Rotblat,” by Sandra Ionno Butcher, Director,
Pugwash History Project, 5 September 2005.
Obituary Joseph Rotblat (The Guardian, Sept 2, 2005)
The Strangest Dream, a 90-minute documentary (available to view online) about Jo Rotblat from the
National Film Board of Canada (2008), directed by Eric Bednarski.
Q & A session about Strangest Dream)