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Sir Joseph Rotblat KCMG CBE FRS was a British-naturalised Polish physicist. Rotblat's work on nuclear fallout was a major contribution toward the ratification of the 1963 Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. A signatory of the Russell?Einstein Manifesto, he was secretary-general of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs from their founding until 1973. He shared, with the Pugwash Conferences, the 1995 Nobel Peace Prize for efforts toward nuclear disarmament. [More at Wikipedia]
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November 4th, 1908 in Warsaw / Died: Aug 31st, 2005 - at the age of 96
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