Papers of M H F Wilkins: papers chiefly relating to a World Federation of Scientific Workers conference on the international arms race, Prague, 1985

  • Wilkins, Maurice, 1916-2004 Altshuler, Jose Carter, Ashton Pirani, Felix, b.1928 Mendelsohn, Jack Mott, Nevill Francis, 1905-1996
Date:
1984-1985
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K/PP178/11/2/5
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Wilkins, Maurice Hugh Frederick (1916-2004)
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The original material is held at King’s College London, Archives and Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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Notes and background information relating to a World Federation of Scientific Workers (WFSW) conference on the international arms race, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1985, including: notes and draft text by Wilkins, ‘Role of scientists in preventing an arms race in outer space’; draft text, ‘“Star Wars” and the social responsibility of scientists’ by Jose Altshuler, Academy of Sciences of Cuba; copy briefing paper, ‘Directed energy missile defense in space’ by Ashton Carter, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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1984-1985

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1 file

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Wilkins, Maurice; Altshuler, Jose; Carter, Ashton; King's College London; New Socialist; New Statesman; Council for a Livable World Education Fund, U.S.A.; The Times; Scientists Against Nuclear Arms (SANA); Office of Technology Assessment

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A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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The original material is held at King’s College London, Archives and Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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