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Andrei Sakharov - The Conscience of Humanity (Paperback)
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Andrei Sakharov - The Conscience of Humanity (Paperback)
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Andrei Sakharov holds an honored place in the pantheon of the
world's greatest scientists, reformers, and champions of human
rights. But his embrace of human rights did not come through a
sudden conversion; he came to it in stages. Drawing from a 2014
Hoover Institution conference focused on Sakharov's life and
principles, this book tells the compelling story of his
metamorphosis from a distinguished physical scientist into a
courageous, outspoken dissident humanitarian voice. His
extraordinary life saw him go from playing the leading role in
designing and building the most powerful thermonuclear weapon (the
so-called hydrogen bomb) ever exploded to demanding an end to the
testing of such weapons and their eventual elimination. The essays
detail his transformation, as he appealed first to his scientific
colleagues abroad and then tomankind at large, for solidarity in
resolving the growing threats to human survival-many of which
stemmed from science and technology. Ultimately, the distinguished
contributors show how the work and thinking of this eminent Russian
nuclear physicist and courageous human rights campaigner can help
find solutions to the nuclear threats of today.
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