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| + | ==Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists== | ||
| + | The [[Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists]] was formed in 1946 with the primary purpose of raising money for the [[Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists]], the [[Federation of American Scientists]] and other public-education activities of the atomic scientists.<ref name=harrisonbio>[http://books.google.co.nz/books?id=jwYAAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA3&lpg=PA3&dq=holdren+federation+american+scientists&source=bl&ots=Imrc0C3Y3e&sig=5R212wyuOpjRT-SfPebb9RdeQsk&hl=en&ei=ZBuWS9G1LZOINrStgUc&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CAkQ6AEwATge#v=onepage&q=&f=false Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists ''Harrison Brown 1917 - 1986'', March 1987] by [[John Holdren]]</ref> | ||
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| + | The following were members of the Committee:<ref name=harrisonbio/> | ||
| + | *[[Albert Einstein]] - president | ||
| + | *[[Harrison Brown]] - executive vice-president | ||
| + | *[[Hans Bethe]] | ||
| + | *[[Linus Pauling]] | ||
| + | *[[Harold Urey]] | ||
| + | *[[Victor Weisskopf]] | ||
==Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists== | ==Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists== | ||
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In 1949, Weisskopf was listed as a founding sponsor for [[The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists]] journal.<ref>[http://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/BB/A/P/O/N/_/bbapon.pdf Letter from] [[Hans Bethe]], Chairman of the Board of Sponsors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Feb. 20, 1981</ref> | In 1949, Weisskopf was listed as a founding sponsor for [[The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists]] journal.<ref>[http://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/BB/A/P/O/N/_/bbapon.pdf Letter from] [[Hans Bethe]], Chairman of the Board of Sponsors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Feb. 20, 1981</ref> | ||
Revision as of 09:45, 10 March 2010
Victor F. Weisskopf
Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists
The Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists was formed in 1946 with the primary purpose of raising money for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the Federation of American Scientists and other public-education activities of the atomic scientists.[1]
The following were members of the Committee:[1]
- Albert Einstein - president
- Harrison Brown - executive vice-president
- Hans Bethe
- Linus Pauling
- Harold Urey
- Victor Weisskopf
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
In 1949, Weisskopf was listed as a founding sponsor for The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists journal.[2]
Weisskopf was listed, as of May 4, 1971, as on the Board of Sponsors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.[3]
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Harrison Brown 1917 - 1986, March 1987 by John Holdren
- ↑ Letter from Hans Bethe, Chairman of the Board of Sponsors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Feb. 20, 1981
- ↑ Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - administrative letter to Professor Joshua Lederberg, May 4, 1971