On 20 January 2011, the Canadian government announced grants totaling $850,000 grant toward Phase Two restoration of philanthropist Cyrus Eaton’s Thinkers' Lodge, where the historic first Pugwash Conference took place in 1957…
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On 12 April 2007 Pugwash staff gathered at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington D.C. for a special event to commemorate the upcoming 50th Anniversary of the first Pugwash Conference.
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On 10 December 2005 Pugwash organized a special colloquium in honor of Sir Joseph Rotblat, “Pugwash and Eliminating Nuclear Weapons: The Way Forward”.
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The Origins of the Russell-Einstein Manifesto by Sandra Ionno Butcher Pugwash History Series #1 May 2005
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The Nobel Peace Prize 1995 was awarded jointly to Joseph Rotblat and Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs “for their efforts to diminish the part played by nuclear arms in international politics…
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The Russell-Einstein Manifeston. In the tragic situation which confronts humanity, we feel that scientists should assemble in conference to appraise the perils that have arisen as a result of the development of…
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Russell-Einstein Manifesto The launch of what became known as the Russell-Einstein Manifesto took place at Caxton Hall in London, 9 July 1955.
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On 9 July 1955, a room full of curious international reporters gathered in London for a mysterious announcement of purported world significance.
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