In 1939, former pacifist Albert Einstein signed a letter to President Franklin Roosevelt urging him to support research into an atomic bomb. After the devastation caused by the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki he renounced nuclear weapons.
Dr. Peter van den Dungen is an honorary visiting lecturer in the department of peace studies at the University of Bradford.
Explore further the “Agita” story and topics such as science and society and health and human rights through class resources prepared by and for educators.
Hear more about global health topics from leaders and advocates featured in the exhibition.