Sir Joseph Rotblat ( eng. Sir Joseph Rotblat ; November 4, 1908 , Warsaw - August 31, 2005 , London ) - British physicist and radiobiologist, public figure, member of the Royal Society of London (1995), Nobel Peace Prize laureate for efforts towards nuclear disarmament (1995), one of the founders and leaders of the Pugwash movement of scientists , an honorary and foreign member of several academies of sciences and scientific societies.
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| Date of Birth | November 4, 1908 |
| Place of Birth | Warsaw |
| Date of death | August 31, 2005 (96 years old) |
| A place of death | London |
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| Scientific field | Physics |
| Place of work | Poland (before 1938) United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | University of Warsaw University of Liverpool |
| Awards and prizes |  Nobel Peace Prize (1995) |
Biography
He came from a family of Polish Jews. He defended his doctorate at the University of Warsaw. He worked in the radiological laboratory of the Warsaw Scientific Partnership. In 1939 he left for permanent residence in the UK, and in 1946 received British citizenship. In 1998 he received the title of sir. The author of numerous scientific works in the field of atomic and nuclear physics. He was a foreign member of the Polish Academy of Sciences. He was director of the University’s Nuclear Research Center in Liverpool, and also served as professor at the University of London and St. Petersburg. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College.
Literature
- Lebedev M.A. Sir Joseph Rothblat: “Remember that you are people ...”: To the 100th anniversary of the birth of J. Rothblat // Ecology and Life. 2008. No. 11.
- Joseph Rotblat: Visionary for Peace / Eds .: R. Braun, D. Krieger, H. Kroto, R. Hinde, S. Milne. Weinheim: Willey-VCH, 2007.