Joseph Rotblat Scientist

Sir Joseph (Józef) Rotblat KCMG CBE FRS (4 November 1908 – 31 August 2005) was a Polish physicist with a British passport [1] (British-naturalised). Rotblat was the only physicist to leave the Manhattan Project on the grounds of conscience. 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.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Rotblat Józef
Birth date	November 04, 1908
Birth name	Józef Rotblat
Birth place	Poland , Warsaw , Congress Poland
Nationality	Poland
Date of death	August 31, 2005
Place of death	England , London , United Kingdom
Residence	United Kingdom
Education	University of Warsaw University of Liverpool Free Polish University
Known for	Manhattan Project Nuclear disarmament Hippocratic Oath for scientists Medical physics Nobel Peace Prize