Science for Peace is organization of

scientist A scientist is a person who conducts scientific research to advance knowledge in an area of the natural sciences. In classical antiquity, there was no real ancient analog of a modern scientist. Instead, philosophers engaged in the philosophica ...

s, engineers, social scientists and scholars working together to promote

peace Peace is a concept of societal friendship and harmony in the absence of hostility and violence. In a social sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (such as war) and freedom from fear of violence between individuals or groups. ...

worldwide. It was co-founded by mathematical psychologist Anatol Rapoport, and physicist

Eric Fawcett Eric Fawcett (23 August 1927 – 2 September 2000), was a professor of physics at the University of Toronto for 23 years. He also co-founded Science for Peace. Academic and professional life Fawcett began his prestigious career in physics wit ...

, both former professors at the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institu ...

. It is based in

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most pop ...

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. Some of the activities undertaken include lectures, workshops, administering the Franz Blumenfeld Peace Education Fund, and hosting the biannual Eric Fawcett Memorial Forum.

External links

Science for Peace website

Science for Peace archival papers
held at th
University of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services
*Archival papers of University of Toronto professors involved in Science for Peace are held at th
University of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services
includin
Anatol RapoportL. Terrell Gardner
an
Derek Paul
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