Question

Read about physicist Joseph Rotblat in the article titled Science and Society. Which statements describe how Rotblat was influenced by the society in which he lived? Check all that apply.
Rotblat willingly proposed the idea of the atomic bomb to stop the German occupation in Poland.

Rotblat helped the United States develop an atomic bomb out of fear that Germany would develop such a weapon first.

Rotblat continued to work on the atomic bomb even after he learned that German scientists had abandoned their research.

Rotblat resigned from the Manhattan Project because he disagreed with the use of the atomic bomb.

Rotblat won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the development of nuclear weapons.

Answer 1

Answer:

• Rotblat helped the United States develop an atomic bomb out of fear that Germany would develop such a weapon first.
• Rotblat resigned from the Manhattan Project because he disagreed with the use of the atomic bomb.
• Rotblat won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the development of nuclear weapons.

Explanation:

Physicist Joseph Rotblat was one of the people who worked on the Manhattan project to build the first atomic bombs in the USA. Throughout his life Rotblat was greatly influenced by the society in which he lived, because he helped the United States to develop an atomic bomb for fear that Germany would develop this weapon first. If that happened, Germany would be a tyrant and cause a lot of chaos.

However, Rotblat resigned from the Manhattan Project because he disagreed with the use of the atomic bomb, he abandoned the project, the war was already advanced because he realized that Germany was in no condition to build a nuclear weapon and that the American government could create chaos. because of the excess power that the atomic bomb had.

Rotblat was devastated when he saw that the atomic bomb was used against the civilian population and realized that the military appetite for weapons of mass destruction would not stop with atomic bombs, for this reason he started an activist movement against the construction of nuclear weapons and mass destruction . Rotblat won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the development of nuclear weapons.

Answer 2

Answer:

Rotblat helped the United States develop an atomic bomb out of fear that Germany would develop such a weapon first.

Rotblat resigned from the Manhattan Project because he disagreed with the use of the atomic bomb.

Rotblat won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the development of nuclear weapons.

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