@luciaceeIn April 1955, Nobel winner Bertrand Russell wrote to Albert Einstein asking him to help oppose nuclear weapons. Einstein said yes, leading to the Russell,Einstein Manifesto,a strong plea for global responsibility.
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Russell-Einstein Manifesto letter
Photo by @luciacee· Jul 14, 2026· Albert Einstein
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The focus is a typed letter. The letter is dated 5 April, 1955, and addressed to "Dear Einstein." It discusses steps to prevent war and suggests an international scientific congress. The mood is formal and serious. A handwritten signature and date appear at the bottom left, and a typed signature "Bertrand Russell" is at the bottom right. ON-SCREEN TEXT: 5 April, 1955. 41, Queen's Road, Richmond, Surrey. Dear Einstein, I have been turning over in my mind, and discussing with various people, the best steps for giving effect to the feeling against war among the great majority of men of science. I think the first step should be a statement by men of the highest eminence, Communists and anti-Communists, Western and Eastern, about the disasters to be expected in a war. I enclose a draft of such a statement, and I very much hope that you will be willing to sign it. I enclose also a list of those whom I am asking to sign. If
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