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September 01, 2005
Sir Joseph Rotblat is dead
Sir Joseph Rotblat, who has died at the age of 96, was one of the scientists recruited to build the atomic bombs which ended World War II.He then spent the rest of his life campaigning against nuclear weapons [see the Pugwash Conferences website] - work which brought him the Nobel Peace Prize at the age of 86.
Posted by daen at September 1, 2005 06:45 PM