Rotblat
Americannoun
noun
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Ultimately, the only member of Los Alamos to register dissent was Joseph Rotblat, who quietly resigned on ethical grounds after learning in November 1944 that there was no active Nazi atomic bomb program.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2025
Oppenheimer’s voice, early on, would have made an impact, Rotblat believed.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 2, 2022
It means a lot if we don’t talk about Rotblat and instead center Oppenheimer.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 2, 2022
Rotblat, who resigned from the Manhattan Project before it developed the first atom bomb, started the Pugwash Conference to work toward the eventual elimination of all nuclear weapons.
From Time Magazine Archive
The selection of Rotblat and Pugwash, while something of a surprise, comes at a particularly opportune time.
From Time Magazine Archive
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