Letter from Alfred Kastler to Marshall W. Nirenberg
Description:
Kastler, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1966, insists that laureates have a responsibility to use their public prestige to prevent misuse of science. He recommends that they "meditate upon the Nobel lecture delivered in 1974 by Gunner Myrdal," in which he showed that only a radical change of attitude can head off catastrophe initiated by food shortages and population explosion.
Item is a photocopy.
Number of Image Pages:
2 (162,532 Bytes)
Date:
1976-06-14 (June 14, 1976)
Creator:
Kastler, Alfred
Recipient:
Nirenberg, Marshall W.
Rights:
Reproduced with permission of Daniel Kastler.
Exhibit Category:
Beyond the Laboratory: Professional, Personal, and Political Life, 1967-2002
