Linus Pauling On Peace - A Scientist Speaks Out on Humanism and World Survival
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On Peace - A Scientist Speaks Out on Humanism and World Survival
EN USISBN: 0933670036 bzw. 9780933670037, in Englisch, Rising Star Press, gebraucht.
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arms control,biographical,biographies,biographies and history,biography and history,history and theory,humanism,humanities,international and world politics,international relations, Linus Pauling on Peace : A Scientist Speaks Out on Humanism and World Survival, Most people know Linus Pauling as a towering figure of 20th- century science, a Nobel Prize-winning chemist with an exceptional gift for teaching. What many people do not know is that early in his brilliant career, Pauling made a moral choice to commit half his time to working for world peace. Linus Pauling on Peace is an anthology that captures what Pauling himself believed was his most important work. For four decades, he was arguably the most articulate, energetic, and philosophically compelling voice urging the human race to use reason rather than weapons to solve problems. He was publicly vilified, subpoenaed by Congress, denied a passport, ridiculed by the press, shunned by colleagues. Yet he persevered, willing to risk everything to save humankind from self-destruction. His work helped secure the first Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty -- and won him the Nobel Peace Prize. His ideas are as timely today as when he first wrote about them: The nuclear arms race between India and Pakistan. Biochemical warfare. Destruction of the ecosystem. Damage to the human genome from radiation and pollution. The need for global, not just national approaches to problems. And underlying everything, the necessity of a strong ethical framework and the willingness to commit to it, no matter what the cost. His outlook might be summed up by this quote from the book: Science is the search for the truth--it is not a game in which one tries to beat his opponent, to do harm to others. We.
arms control,biographical,biographies,biographies and history,biography and history,history and theory,humanism,humanities,international and world politics,international relations, Linus Pauling on Peace : A Scientist Speaks Out on Humanism and World Survival, Most people know Linus Pauling as a towering figure of 20th- century science, a Nobel Prize-winning chemist with an exceptional gift for teaching. What many people do not know is that early in his brilliant career, Pauling made a moral choice to commit half his time to working for world peace. Linus Pauling on Peace is an anthology that captures what Pauling himself believed was his most important work. For four decades, he was arguably the most articulate, energetic, and philosophically compelling voice urging the human race to use reason rather than weapons to solve problems. He was publicly vilified, subpoenaed by Congress, denied a passport, ridiculed by the press, shunned by colleagues. Yet he persevered, willing to risk everything to save humankind from self-destruction. His work helped secure the first Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty -- and won him the Nobel Peace Prize. His ideas are as timely today as when he first wrote about them: The nuclear arms race between India and Pakistan. Biochemical warfare. Destruction of the ecosystem. Damage to the human genome from radiation and pollution. The need for global, not just national approaches to problems. And underlying everything, the necessity of a strong ethical framework and the willingness to commit to it, no matter what the cost. His outlook might be summed up by this quote from the book: Science is the search for the truth--it is not a game in which one tries to beat his opponent, to do harm to others. We.
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on Peace : A Scientist Speaks Out on Humanism and World Survival
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on Peace : A Scientist Speaks Out on Humanism and World Survival
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on Peace-a Scientist Speaks Out on Humanism and World Survival (1998)
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books, IN, Mishawaka, [RE:5].
Trade paperback.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books, IN, Mishawaka, [RE:5].
Trade paperback.
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Linus Pauling on Peace-a Scientist Speaks Out on Humanism and World Survival (1998)
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Hippo Books, OH, Toledo, [RE:4].
Paperback.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Hippo Books, OH, Toledo, [RE:4].
Paperback.
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