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Linus
Pauling Exhibit in Hiroshima
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| Scenes
from Dr. Pauling's life recreated at the exhibition |
"Linus
Pauling and the Twentieth Century: Quest for Humanity,"
an exhibition dedicated to Dr. Linus Carl Pauling (1901-94),
"father of modern chemistry" and two-time Nobel
laureate (chemistry in 1954 and peace in 1962), opened in
Hiroshima, Japan, on April 16. At the opening, Dr. Linus
Pauling Jr., son of the renowned scientist, said the
exhibition's message is that a single individual can deeply
influence society as well as overcoming personal trials and
tribulations with determination and resolve.
The exhibit includes some 400 mementos of the late scientist
and introduces Dr. Pauling's academic and scientific
achievements and his dedication to peace and humanitarianism.
On display for the first time is the draft Dr. Pauling
supervised of the 1959 "Hiroshima Appeal," the
principal document issued after the Fifth World Conference
against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, and the manuscript of his
1959 lecture at Hiroshima University.
Deeply shocked by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki, Dr. Pauling spoke out against the perils of atomic
fallout and traveled throughout the U.S. to spread his antiwar
message, devoting half of his time to antiwar activities. Dr.
Pauling affirmed, "I believe that the goal of general and
complete world disarmament can be achieved, and that it is the
duty of every human being to use his time and energy and money
to assist in the fight to achieve this goal."
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