Hans-Peter Dürr 
Biography
Nuclear Physicist, Philosopher from Germany
Professor Hans-Peter Dürr is an internationally acclaimed nuclear physicist. He is the former Director of the Max-Planck Institute for Physics in Munich, Germany, and a founding member of the Global Challenges Network, promoting the responsible use of technology. He is also a council member of the Nobel Prize-winning Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, which focuses on measures to promote peace.
Videos
Hans-Peter Dürr
How great is the nuclear threat?
Dr Hans-Peter Dürr believes the nuclear threat to be ‘dreadfully high.’ America’s preparedness to wage preventive war, while developing its nuclear arsenal, constitutes…
Recorded: 10 September 2006
Hans-Peter Dürr
How do we protect against the risks from nuclear power?
Dr Hans-Peter Dürr believes that certain controls should be imposed on nuclear technological innovation. It must be recognized that scientific advances in this field can carry…
Recorded: 10 September 2006
Hans-Peter Dürr
Does the nuclear deterrent work?
Hans-Peter Dürr studied nuclear physics in America under Edward Teller, the so-called ‘father of the hydrogen bomb’. He was appalled by Teller’s naïve belief…
Recorded: 10 September 2006
Hans-Peter Dürr
Are humans essentially good?
Dr Hans-Peter Dürr believes that humans are essentially good and desire world peace. Mankind needs the background security that peace provides to offset the inevitable insecurities…
Recorded: 10 September 2006
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