81. THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE FOR 1995 THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE FOR 1995. Joseph Rotblat and the pugwash Conferenceson science and world affairs. The Norwegian Nobel Committee http://user.it.uu.se/~pugwash/nobelmotivering95.html

THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE FOR 1995 Joseph Rotblat and the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 1995, in two equal parts, to Joseph Rotblat and to the 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. It is fifty years this year since the two atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and forty years since the issuing of the Russell-Einstein Manifesto. The Manifesto laid the foundations for the Pugwash Conferences, which have maintained a high level of activity to this day. Joseph Rotblat was one of the eleven scientists behind the Manifesto, and has since been the most important figure in the Pugwash work. The Conferences are based on the recognition of the responsibility of scientists for their inventions. They have underlined the catastrophic consequences of the use of the new weapons. They have brought together scientists and decision- makers to collaborate across political divides on constructive proposals for reducing the nuclear threat. The Pugwash Conferences are founded in the desire to see all nuclear arms destroyed and, ultimately, in a vision of other solutions to international disputes than war. The Pugwash Conference in Hiroshima in July this year declared that we have the opportunity today of approaching those goals. It is the Committee's hope that the award of the Nobel Peace Prize for 1995 to Rotblat and to Pugwash will encourage world leaders to intensify their efforts to rid the world of nuclear weapons.

82. Science -- Rotblat 289 (5480): 729 He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1995, with the pugwash conferences on Scienceand world affairs, for their efforts to diminish the part played by http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/289/5480/729

Science , Vol 289, Issue 5480, 729 , 4 August 2000 Summary of this Article dEbates: Submit a response to this article Download to Citation Manager Alert me when: new articles cite this article Search for similar articles in: Science Online Search Medline for articles by: Rotblat, J. Search for citing articles in: ISI Web of Science (1) This article appears in the following Subject Collections: Essays [DOI: 10.1126/science.289.5480.729] Previous Article Table of Contents Next ... Article Also see the archival list of the Essays on Science and Society. ESSAYS ON SCIENCE AND SOCIETY: Taking Responsibility Joseph Rotblat Joseph Rotblat trained in nuclear physics and later specialized in radiation biology. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1995, with the 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." CREDIT: ALLAN BURCH M y enthusiasm for science stems from horrid experiences during the First World War. I was nearly six when it broke out, and it completely changed our family fortunes: from being well-off to penury; to hunger, squalor, and disease. Seeking escape from the grim reality, I read avidly, mainly science fiction. Jules Verne fired my imagination. I dreamed that science would become the means to alleviate the miseries of life and to eradicate the scourge of war. Thus, my lifelong outlook on science was formed: it should push forward the frontiers of knowledge but also serve human welfare.

83. PhysicsWeb - Pugwash Calls For New Roles For Aldermaston report, Verifying Nuclear Disarmament A Role for AWE Aldermaston, is publishedtoday by the UK branch of the pugwash conferences on science world affairs. http://physicsweb.org/article/news/3/5/10

Advanced site search news January February March April May June July August September October November December Show summaries quick search Search the news archive. Previous News for May 1999 Next Pugwash calls for new roles for Aldermaston 21 May 1999 A new report by the Pugwash, the international peace movement of scientists, has called for Aldermaston - the UK's nuclear weapons laboratory - to become more like weapons labs in the US and to carry out research on nuclear arms control, non-proliferation and disarmament. At present the only such activity performed at Aldermaston is forensic seismology - the detection of nuclear explosions. The report, Verifying Nuclear Disarmament: A Role for AWE Aldermaston According to the report, a shift in emphasis towards disarmament and verification programmes at Aldermaston would help the UK to carry out its obligations under the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT). The treaty states that nuclear weapon countries should pursue a policy of eliminating nuclear weapons. By involving Aldermaston with similar programmes in Russia and the US, the report argues, AWE could help build new trust mechanisms between the nuclear states. These new roles would also help Russia safeguard its nuclear materials and prevent them from falling into the hands of 'rogue states' or terrorist groups. Another benefit, according to the Pugwash report, would be to attract more high-calibre scientists to Aldermaston. Last year the UK government set up a pilot study to investigate the possibility of establishing an arms control and disarmament group at Aldermaston as part of the strategic defence review. The report is due out next spring.

84. John Polanyi Official Website Public Affairs Using Science in 1995 by the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the pugwash conferences; conferencesin which international groups of scientists discuss world affairs. http://www.utoronto.ca/jpolanyi/public_affairs/public_affairs6c.html

'In Praise of Science's 'Idealistic Tendencies.' The Toronto Star , February 13, 1997. The following is excerpted from an address on "Using the power of science," by Nobel laureate John Polanyi, a professor of Chemistry a the University of Toronto. It was delivered last week to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Alfred Nobel left the bulk of his fortune to endow some prizes. He was an explosives manufacturer whose global business had been vastly successful. He would have fitted in at the World Economic Forum. How impressive, then, to discover what it was in science that Nobel most valued. In his will, he stipulated that his prizes be awarded for work exhibiting (as the Swedish text put it) idealisk rigtning Of the 2,000 businessmen, politicians and scientists gathered at the World Economic Forum, how many would claim to value science, principally, for its "idealistic tendencies?" Few. I shall, nonetheless, argue that Nobel was right in his evaluation. Science has, of course, benefited us materially. It has lengthened our lives. It has enriched our existence by teaching us about ourselves. But its greatest gift is the ideals that lie at the heart of its success. The ideals of science are to be found in the shared commitment of scientists to truth. All else, such as personal ambition or parochial loyalty, are secondary. The truth of a scientific proposition is not judged by scientists according to the race, religion, nationality, class, color or gender of the individual who advances it. It is this respect for the truth that makes a science a civilized and civilizing pursuit.

85. 01.24.96 - Holdren's Pugwash Nobel Acceptance Lecture The 1995 Peace Prize was split between the founder of the pugwash conferences onScience and world affairs, physicist Joseph Rotblat, and the organization http://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/1996/0124/nobel.html

Holdren's Pugwash Nobel Acceptance Lecture by Robert Sanders John Holdren, vice chair of the Energy and Resources Group at Berkeley and Class of 1935 Professor of Energy, delivered one of two acceptance lectures for the Nobel Peace Prize at the Dec. 10 ceremony in Oslo, Norway. The 1995 Peace Prize was split between the founder of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, physicist Joseph Rotblat, and the organization itself. Rotblat delivered one lecture, while Holdren, who has chaired the executive committee of the Pugwash organization since 1987, delivered a second. The Pugwash organization dates back to the late 1950s when scientists responded to a "manifesto" issued by Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein to "assemble in conference to appraise the perils that have arisen as a result of the development of weapons of mass destruction." From that beginning evolved a continuing series of meetings at locations all over the world. To date, there have been more than 200 Pugwash conferences, symposia and workshops with a total attendance of more than 10,000. The Nobel Committee announced its decision on Oct. 13, applauding Pugwash for its work and highlighting the need for world leaders to intensify their efforts to rid the world of nuclear weapons.

86. Headlines@Hopkins: Johns Hopkins University News Releases in the United States and 18 abroad, takes its name and guiding tenets from the 1957conference of science and world affairs held in pugwash, Nova Scotia, under http://www.jhu.edu/news_info/news/home94/may94/conf.html

Headlines @Hopkins News by Topic News by School Events Open to the Public Blue Jay Sports Search the Site Contacting News Staff Receive News Via Email Resources for Journalists Faculty Experts Faculty and Administrator Photos Faculty with Homepages Hopkins in the News JHUniverse Homepage News Release Office of News and Information 212 Whitehead Hall / 3400 N. Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218-2692 Phone: (410) 516-7160 / Fax (410) 516-5251 May 20, 1994 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Sujata Massey Student Pugwash International Conference at Hopkins Student activists from 26 nations will meet at The Johns Hopkins University June 12-18 to debate the public policy implications of scientific and technological progress. The students will gather at the university's Homewood campus for the eighth biennial Student Pugwash U.S.A. conference, titled "Meeting the Needs of a Global Community." The students will work with leaders from U.S. government, non-profit and private sector businesses. At conference's end, student papers on topics ranging from wetlands in West Africa to health care in Mexican-American communities will be edited by Pugwash and distributed as the Global Issues Guidebook, a workbook for high school science teachers nationwide. Student Pugwash, a non-profit educational organization with chapters on 150 campuses in the United States and 18 abroad, takes its name and guiding tenets from the 1957 conference of science and world affairs held in Pugwash, Nova Scotia, under the direction of Albert Einstein and Bertrand Russell. Since 1979, Student Pugwash conferences in the United States and abroad have offered bright students a chance to create blueprints for the future.

87. Publications (English) Light weapons and conflict in Africa, paper prepared for the 49th pugwash Conferenceon science and world affairs, Rustenberg, South Africa, Sept.713, 1999 http://www.peter-lock.de/chapter/publications/English.html

[home] English From the Economics of War to Economics of Peace, The Dynamics of Shadow Globalisation and the Diffusion of Armed Violence as an Obstacle to Build Peace, in: Peace and Security, Vol.XXXIV (March 2003), p.31-40. Small Arms: A Challenge to World Peace, SEF Policiy Paper No.17, 12 pp. Bonn 2001. Rheinmetall: A Paradigm of Restructuring of the Defence Sector in Germany, research paper, to be published by METDAC, London 2000. Pervasive Illicit Small Arms Availability: A Global Threat, HEUNI Papers No.14, Helsinki 1999. Light weapons and conflict in Africa, paper prepared for the 49th Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs, Rustenberg, South Africa, Sept.7-13, 1999, 12pp., forthcoming in the conference proceedings. Comprehensive measures to reduce illicit small arms availability, paper prepared for the 49th Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs, Rustenberg, South Africa, Sept.7-13, 1999, 18pp. forthcoming in the conference proceedings. The role of confidence building measures: transparency in military expenditures, regional registers and linkages to the donor countries agendas: development aid as a vehicle for security assistance, Introductory note for working group 4 at the International Confernce on Sustainable Disarmament for Sustainable Development, Brussels, October 12th and 13th, 1998. The withering military in sub-saharan Africa: New roles for the private security industry? In: Internationales Afrika Spectrum Vol.33 (98/2), S.135-155.

88. Student Pugwash USA SPUSA is the US student affiliate of the pugwash conferences on science andWorld affairs, recipients of the 1995 Nobel Peace Prize. External Links. http://www.fact-index.com/s/st/student_pugwash_usa.html

Main Page See live article Alphabetical index Student Pugwash USA Student Pugwash USA SPUSA ) is an American student organization that aims to promote the socially responsible application of science and technology . The student members discuss the ethical, social and global implications of advances in these fields and explore the pursuit of socially responsible careers involving science and technology. As a discussion forum, SPUSA does not adopt advocacy positions on substantive issues. The organization posits that, in order to create effective social change, students must first understand the issues at stake, then contemplate their ethical and moral responsibility to themselves and to society as a whole. History Ethics in scientific and technological development inspired the formation of SPUSA. Specifically, Albert Einstein Bertrand Russell , and other eminent scientists' manifesto urging scientists to "think in a new way" about their moral responsibilities provided a major impetus for the organization. In , the first Pugwash Conference (on Science and World Affairs) was held in Pugwash, Nova Scotia

89. McGill Student Pugwash The spirit of this meeting lives on in the pugwash conferences on science andWorld affairs, an international organization dedicated to promoting nuclear http://ssmu.mcgill.ca/pugwash/

Newsflash! Our conference for this term, ``Preventing the Causes of War'' , is coming soon! Click above for details. What's Pugwash? Pugwash is the name of a small town in northwestern Nova Scotia, where in 1957 prominent scholars of the day gathered to sign a manifesto written by Albert Einstein and Bertrand Russell. The manifesto called upon scientists of the world to assemble and to discuss apolitically and objectively their roles and responsibilities in the arms race. The spirit of this meeting lives on in the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs , an international organization dedicated to promoting nuclear disarmament, and in general to the responsible use of science and technology. McGill Student Pugwash is a student chapter of the organization. Through regular meetings, and larger events such as lecture series and conferences, we provide the McGill community and the general public with an interdisciplinary forum for examining the social implications of scientific and technological developments. Meetings Our meetings (every 2nd Monday at 6:30 pm, Burnside Hall, rm 305)

90. Imperial College Student Pugwash imperial college student pugwash. science, ethics, world affairs.The 3rd Student pugwash UK conference! Last updated on 23/02/2004 http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/scc/pugwash/3rdSPUK.html

imperial college student pugwash science, ethics, world affairs The 3rd Student Pugwash UK conference! Last updated on 23/02/2004 The 3rd British/Young Pugwash conference is now closed for registration. Please see the links below for reports from the working groups and organisers REPORTS NOW AVAILABLE Working Group 2: Food and water security in the 21st century Working Group 3: Mini Nukes: a new direction? Working Group 4: Transparency and Civil Liberties after 9/11 Conference report Sponsors The Committee and delegates wish to thank the sponsors for their continuing support for the Pugwash Conferences The British Pugwash Trust NEXUS / Institute of Physics Imperial College Union Presentations at the Conference Presentation by Prof. Dennis Anderson - "What is required of us NOW for a low carbon future?" Presentation by Rebecca Johnson - "Weapons in Space: Inevitable or Avoidable?" Presentation by Luca Ciciani - "Nuclear Weapons Awareness Programme" Photos There will be some photos of the event here soon. Agenda Please follow this link for an agenda and speaker programme When?

91. Abolishnukes.com: Organization Profiles: Organization Detail profiles. Organization Basics pugwash conferences on science and WorldAffairs 136 Irving St. Cambridge MA 02138 US. pugwash@amacad http://www.abolishnukes.com/org_details.php?id=9

92. Vad är Pugwash? pugwash. Så småningom blev The pugwash conferences on science andWorld affairs ett begrepp, och så fick rörelsen dess namn. http://user.it.uu.se/~pugwash/ompugwash.html

Grundat av Einstein och Russel manifest motivering! Internationella Student Pugwash! webmaster ... Nicholas Etherden , It-ansv, SPS URL: http://www.student.tdb.uu.se/~pugwash/ompugwash.html

93. PhysicsWeb - Nobel Prize Winner Calls For Ethics Oath Sir Michael Atiyah, expresident of the Royal Society and President of PugwashConferences on science and world affairs, started the proceedings by arguing http://physicsweb.org/article/news/1/12/10

Advanced site search news January February March April May June July August September October November December Show summaries quick search Search the news archive. Previous News for December 1997 Next Nobel Prize winner calls for ethics oath 19 December 1997 A number of notable speakers attended the event which was organized by the UK Pugwash group and held at the Royal Society in London. Sir Michael Atiyah, ex-president of the Royal Society and President of Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, started the proceedings by arguing that "Scientists have a responsibility greater than that of the average citizen". His reasoning was that as scientists have the knowledge and skills to interpret complex scientific data, they have a duty to inform others of any dangers in their work. His greatest worry was that "If scientists don't get involved with the ethical debates, the public will backlash against science." During his speech, he pointed out the success of movements such as the Federation of American Scientists and Friends of the Earth in promoting scientific analysis to the public. Bernadette Modell, professor of genetics at University College Medical School, London, described how medical research has affected her principles. She advocates massive screening of the population for hemoglobin diseases. In the UK 10 percent of the population are carriers, and the figure is much higher in the developing world. "Screening is a controversial idea in the medical community, " she told the audience. Statisically 98 percent of couples want prenatal screening to find out if they are carriers. The ethical implication of screening is that 70 percent of couple would terminate a child with the disease. Prof Modell pointed out "the closer you are to the patient, the more important the patient needs become."

94. ADDRESS BY DEPUTY-PRESIDENT JACOB ZUMA AT THE PUGWASH CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE AND ADDRESS BY DEPUTYPRESIDENT JACOB ZUMA AT THE pugwash CONFERENCE ON SCIENCEAND world affairs. Rusternberg, 10 SEPTENBER 1999. Distinguished http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/history/zuma/1999/jz0910.htm

ADDRESS BY DEPUTY-PRESIDENT JACOB ZUMA AT THE PUGWASH CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE AND WORLD AFFAIRS Rusternberg, 10 SEPTENBER 1999 Distinguished Guests/ Ladies and Gentlemen: Thank you for inviting me to this important gathering of scientists, scholars, government officials from all over the world in a unified spirit to forge appropriate use of science to develop our countries. I am pleased to be able to share some ideas with you, and I am grateful that you kindly re-arranged your programme so that I could speak today and not on Wednesday as originally planned. The theme "Confronting the challenges of the 21st century", is very relevant and comes at a time when the whole world is preparing itself for the new millennium. It is a time when we all are concerned about international security, peace, stability, sustainable economic growth and development. These are global challenges. We are living today in what has been called "the global village". We are all linked to world developments. The events on the other side of the world concern us as never before. We share a common fate; what is a threat to others is a threat to all of us. We must therefore rise up to the challenges of the global village. We must act now and decisively. Our version must be one that is driven by our firm determination to act together as we strive to raise awareness about the importance of science and technology and the significant role it can play in the 21st century. I believe that Science and Technology are important assets to economic growth and infra-structural development of all nations. There are splendid achievements of science and technology, which we have witnessed in our lifetime. It is through Science and Technology that we can bridge the gap between the wealthy nations of the North and the poor nations of the South. I believe that Science and Technology should be the possession of all of us. However, scientific discovering and inventions also have come to be identified with death and destruction due to the lethal weaponry that has been invented by some scientists. I think of the nuclear weapons, which have caused untold human suffering and deaths to many people. Hiroshima is a classical example of this.

95. Colleen's Journal: The Pugwash Conference - Amazing! moment. I attended a session at the pugwash Conference on Scienceand world affairs, which was so incredibly interesting. If you http://www.yeconline.ca/mt/blogs/colleen/000160.html

Colleen's Journal My experience as a Summer Intern with YEC Main July 24, 2003 The Pugwash Conference - amazing! So wow, I haven't blogged in a while. I will try to give you an update on what I have been up to lately... So, beginning last Thursday, which is pretty much as far back as I can remember for the moment. I attended a session at the Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs, which was so incredibly interesting. If you want to learn more about the Pugwash Organization, you should definitely check out www.pugwash.org Basically, it is an organization of scientists and other academics from countries around the world who come together to speak about the role science and technology play in World Affairs; they held their Annual Conference in Halifax this past week. I read about the organization in the paper. Its goal is to bring together influential scholars and public figures from around the world concerned with reducing armed conflict. However, these people do not represent their country, creed or race in the conference; they represent humankind as a whole. So, they can avoid getting wrapped up in a lot of the issues that often prevent a group from getting to the root of an issue in a more traditional international conference environment. However, the Pugwash participants are influential in their own right, so the insights often do penetrate administrations around the world. I attended a session with the Hon. Susan Whelan, Minister for International Cooperation, as the keynote speaker. She spoke for about half an hour about international aid, Canada's role in post-conflict reconstruction, the importance of politically neutral aid missions and the very topical issue of the role of the UN in the post-Iraq era. It was a very interesting and intense session, with many questions coming from the audience after Minister Whelan spoke. It was such an interesting room to be in; there was a lot of energy and concern among the conference delegates, particularly with respect to the importance and role of the United Nations. There was also a lot of stress put on disarmament, particularly that of a nuclear nature. I believe there is a Young Pugwash Organization, which seems interesting and I would love to learn more about it!

96. Origins Of Pugwash Origins of pugwash. RussellEinstein Manifesto1955. Cyrus Eaton1955. First pugwash Conference1957. Participants1957 THE first half of pugwash's four-decade history coincided the Third world http://www.pugwash.org/about/origins.htm

Origins of Pugwash Origins of Pugwash Russell-Einstein Manifesto Cyrus Eaton First Pugwash Conference Participants T

97. SPUSA Copyright 2002 Student pugwash USA. Web Site by Articulated Impact http://www.spusa.org/pugwash

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98. Alsos Pugwash Online Search Search by Keyword Title Creator Media All Article Book CD Chapter Film Website Display 10 results 20 results 50 results Advanced Search Search within Results Browse Issues concerns in the http://rdre1.inktomi.com/click?u=http://alsos.wlu.edu/information.asp?id2=677&am

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