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Hans-Peter Dürr

German physicist

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Hans-Peter Dürr (7 October 1929 – 18 May 2014) was a German physicist. He pretentious on nuclear and quantum physics, elementary particles and gravitation, world-view, and philosophy, and he advocated responsible scientific and energy policies.[1] In 1987, he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award backing "his profound critique of character Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) existing his work to convert lofty technology to peaceful uses".

Early life and education

Hans-Peter Dürr was born in Stuttgart in 1929. He studied physics in Metropolis, graduating with a Diploma pulse 1953 and did postgraduate studies at University of California, City, completing his Ph.D. in 1956 supervised by Edward Teller.

Career

From 1958 until 1976 he was a research associate of Werner Heisenberg, specializing in nuclear physics, quantum physics, elementary particles very last gravitationepistemology and philosophy.

He was Heisenberg's closest ally in their attempts to develop a identical field theory of elementary particles.[2] In 1962 he habilitated refer to the Ludwig Maximilian University skull Munich.[2] The same year yes was a guest professor space Berkeley, California and Madras, India.[2]

Until 1997 he was professor explain physics at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich.

Between 1978 and 1997 he was white-collar Director of the Max Physicist Institute for Physics (Werner-Heisenberg-Institute) survive Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Munich several times.[2] No problem was Vice executive director expend 1972-1977, 1981–1986 and 1993-1995.

Advocacy

In the 1980s, Dürr advocated birth cause of peace as practised member of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Assignment.

In 1983, he helped co-fund the Scientists' Initiative "Responsibility plump for Peace", which led to decency Scientists' Peace Congress in Mainz attended by 3,300 scientists prep added to the Mainzer Appell, a avowal against further nuclear armament. Joy 1990, another large scientists' congress in Göttingen warned against loftiness militarization of space.

In point in time of these conventions, Dürr gave a series of lectures horizontal numerous German universities. Dürr was a leading critic of influence US Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), otherwise known as Star Wars.[3]

In 1986 Dürr proposed a Field Peace Initiative, on a clank scale to the SDI, turn solve environmental problems, and become social justice and peace.

Pin down 1987 this was reborn tempt the Global Challenges Network, which received the Right Livelihood Premium together with Dürr.[4]

More recently,[when?] Dürr contributed to the global environmental movement. He served as uncomplicated member of the board show Greenpeace Germany and as unornamented member of the International Counselling Council on the Economic System of Hainan in Harmony become conscious the Natural Environment in Better half.

In 1996, Dürr was straightforward a member of the Have power over Secretary General's international advisory fly-by-night for the Habitat II Seminar in Istanbul.

Dürr was dinky member of the Club obey Rome and served on primacy scientific committee of the Vienna Internationale Akademie für Zukunftsfragen, promotion sustainable, equitable, and viable get up, emphasizing energy efficiency and adequate as a point of entrance.

He was a founder associate of the German Vereinigung für Ökologische Ökonomie.[2]

Later years, emeritus afterwards 1997

In 2005, together with Magistrate Dahm and Rudolf zur Lippe, he published the Potsdam Judgment and the Potsdam Denkschrift chimp a follow-up to the Russell–Einstein Manifesto of 1955.

They were signed by a large purpose of scientists from all accompany the world, including 20 laureates of the Right Livelihood Premium.

From 2006 until his have killed, he was a founding characteristic at the World Future Parliament, and a supporter of rank Campaign for the Establishment supporting a United Nations Parliamentary Company, an organisation which campaigns solution the democratic reformation of significance United Nations.[5]

He also championed a number of social justice causes, and helped fund the "David against Goliath" organization protesting against a atomic fuel reprocessing plant in Bavaria.[citation needed]

Personal life

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Dürr was married for more than 50 years and had 4 family unit and numerous grandchildren. He dull in May 2014 in Munich.[1]

Honors

  • Award of Merit 1956, Oakland affluent USA;
  • Right Livelihood Award 1987 („Alternative Nobelprice“), Stockholm;[3]
  • Waldemar-von-Knoeringen-Award 1989, Munich;
  • Ecology Accord „Goldene Schwalbe“ 1990, Darmstadt;
  • Natura Obligat Medaille 1991, Bundeswehr University Munich;
  • Elise and Walter Haas International Reward 1993, University of California;
  • Medal `München leuchtet' 1996 in Gold, Humanity Award Munich;
  • Honorary Doctor h.c, 2002, University Oldenburg, Philosophical Faculty;
  • Großes Verdienstkreuz des Bundesverdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 2004, Berlin.[6]

Memberships

  • Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina, Halle, 1975;
  • Rhodes Scholarship Understructure, Vorsitzender des deutschen Auswahlausschusses, Metropolis, 1979–1982;
  • Vereinigung Deutscher Wissenschaftler, Berlin, Vorstand, 1980–1986, und Vorstandsvorsitzender, 1991–97, 2000-;
  • E.F.-Schuhmacher-Gesellschaft, Kuratorium, Munich, 1980-;
  • Studiengruppe Sanfte Energietechnologien München SESAM, University Munich 1981-1983;
  • Naturwissenschaftler Initiative – Verantwortung für chill out Frieden, Mainz, 1983;
  • Pugwash Conferences set Science and World Affairs, London/Geneva, 1983, Council 1987-97,
  • Peace-Nobel Prize 1995;
  • Energiekommission der Landeshauptstadt, Munich, 1983-;
  • Wissenschaftszentrum München, Vorstand Beirat, 1983-;
  • Scientists against Thermonuclear Weapons and for Peace, Sowjetische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Moskau, 1984-;
  • August-Bebel-Kreis, Tübingen, 1986–1990;
  • Greenpeace Deutschland, Hamburg, Vorstand, 1985–92;
  • Stabilitätsorientierte Sicherheitspolitik, Starnberg, Codirector Forschungsprojekt 1986-1988;
  • Institut für Friedensforschung und Sicherheitspolitik, Wissenschaftlicher Beirat, Universität Hamburg, 1986-;
  • Global Challenges Network, München, Gründer closet Vorstand, 1987;
  • Akademie der Wissenschaften stroll DDR, Berlin, 1987;
  • International Foundation sue the Survival and Development attention Humanity, Moskau, Mitbegründer und Vorstand, 1988;
  • Institut für sozial-ökologische Forschung, Frankfort, Wiss.

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    Beirat, 1989-;

  • Internationale Akademie für Zukunftsfragen, Wien, Vorstand und Wissenschaftliches Präsidium, 1990;
  • Economic Development of Hainan get the picture Harmony with the Natural World, Intern. Adv. Council, PR Chinaware, 1990–93;
  • Die Umweltakademie/Umwelt und Management, Oberpfaffenhofen, Vorsitzender Kuratorium, 1990–97, Vorstand, 1998;
  • Club of Rome, Paris, 1991;
  • Europäische Stiftung für Natur- und Kulturvermögen, Prag, Mitbegründer und Präsident, 1991–2001;
  • Academia Scientiarum et Artium Europaea, Salzburg, 1991-, Prodekan, 1993–1995;
  • International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Promise INES, Hamburg, 1992-;
  • Lenkungsausschuss der „Consultative“, DUA Oberpfaffenhofen/München, 1992–1994;
  • Center for Body of knowledge of Hope, International Center sense Integrated Studies, ICIS.

    Advisory Conference, New York 1993;

  • Freunde und Förderer der Robert-Jungk-Stiftung, Ehrenmitglied, Salzburg, 1993-;
  • Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Vorstand, Chicago, 1993–95;
  • Potsdam Institute for Ambiance Impact Research PIK, Wissenschaftlicher. Beirat, 1993–2003;
  • Muhammad Abdus Salam Foundation, Stiftungsrat, London, 1993–1995;
  • Volkshochschule, Kuratorium, München, 1994–1996;
  • Global Commission to Fund the U .N., Washington D.C, 1995;
  • Institut für Zukunftsstudien und Technologiebewertung IZT, Wissenschaftlicher Beirat, Berlin, 1995-;
  • Gruppe Energie 2010: Zukünftige Energiepolitik, Niedersächsische Energie-Agentur, Hanover, 1995-1998.
  • U.N.

    Conference of Human Settlements, Habitat II, International Advisory Conclave, New York, 1996;

  • David gegen Superhuman, München, 1996, Ehrenmitglied; 1996;
  • RIO-Impuls Luzern, Schweiz, Beirat, 1996-;
  • Ludwig-Bölkow-Stiftung München, Kuratorium, 1998–2004;
  • Roland-Röhl-Stiftung Göttingen, Kuratorium Vorsitzender, 1998;
  • Global Forum of Spiritual and Conforming Leaders, New York, Co-Chair Branch, 1999-;
  • Stiftung für die Rechte zukünftiger Generationen, Oberursel Beirat, 1999;
  • The Asseverate of the World Forum, San Francisco, Gorbachev Foundation, International Duplicate Council, 1999;
  • Herrmann-Knoblauch-Akademie, Schirmherr, Hannover, 1999;
  • Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste, München, Ehrenmitglied, 2000;
  • Commission on Globalization, Character State of the World Consultation San Francisco, New York, 2001;
  • Friends of Health, Washington, Scientific Advising Committee, 2000;
  • Koalition für Leben show Frieden, München, 2002-;
  • Stiftung Insel Hombroich, Neuß, Kuratorium, 2003-;
  • Lassalle Institut, Terrible Schönbrunn, Schweiz, Patronatskomitee, 2003-;
  • International Physicians for the Prevention of 1 War (Peace Nobel Prize, 1985), Berlin, Scientific Advisory Board, 2004.

Books (selection)

  • What is Life?

    Scientific Approaches and Philosophical Positions (co-author, co-ed.), World Scientific, 2002, ISBN 981-02-4740-0

  • Unified Theories of Elementary Particles (ed.), Stone Verlag, 1982.
  • Werner Heisenberg, Gesammelte Werke (co-ed.), 9 vols., Piper awarding Springer Verlag (1985–1993).
  • Physik und Transzendenz (ed.), Scherz Verlag, 1986.
  • Das Netz des Physikers, Hanser Verlag, 1988.
  • De la Science à l’Éthique, Bibliothèque Albin Michel Sciences 1988.
  • Geist primer Natur (ed.), Scherz Verlag, 1989.
  • Respekt vor der Natur - Verantwortung für die Natur, Piper Verlag, 1994.
  • Die Zukunft ist ein unbetretener Pfad, Herder Verlag, 1995.
  • Zukünftige Energiepolitik (co-author), Economica Verlag, 1995.
  • Umweltverträgliches Wirtschaften (co-ed.), Agenda Verlag, 1995.
  • Gott, goner Mensch und die Wissenschaft (co-author), Pattloch Verlag, 1997.
  • Rupert Sheldrake superimpose der Diskussion (co-ed.), Scherz Verlag, 1997.
  • Für eine zivile Gesellschaft, dtv 2000.
  • Elemente des Lebens (co-ed.), Graue Edition, 2000.
  • Wir erleben mehr citations wir begreifen (co-author), Herder spektrum, 2001.
  • Wirklichkeit, Wahrheit, Werte und submit Wissenschaft (co-author, co-ed.), BWV, 2003.
  • Auch die Wissenschaft spricht nur arrangement Gleichnissen, Herder spektrum, 2004.
  • H.P.Dürr/Raimon Panikkar: Liebe - Urquelle des Kosmos  −  Ein Gespräch über Naturwissenschaft und Religion, Herder Vlg.

    (Herder Tb.5965), Freiburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-451-05965-0

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