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Albert Einstein Peace Prize

Albert Einstein Peace Prize

The Albert Einstein Peace Prize was a peace prize awarded annually since 1980 by the Albert Einstein Peace Prize Foundation. The Foundation dates from 1979, the centenary of the birth of Albert Einstein, and evokes the Russell–Einstein Manifesto which urges nuclear disarmament. It was established, with the sponsorship of the trustees of Einstein's estate, by William M. Swartz (1912–87) a wealthy businessman and the grandfather of activist Aaron Swartz. William M. Swartz was involved in the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs and established the Foundation in part to support Pugwash. Prize winners, mainly active in nuclear disarmament, receive(d) $50,000.

SlName CountryFlagYearAwarded For
13Hans BetheGerman1992Conferred at a conference marking the fiftieth anniversary of Chicago Pile-1.
12Joseph RotblatUnited Kingdom1992Conferred at a conference marking the fiftieth anniversary of Chicago Pile-1.
11Mikhail GorbachevRussia1990Contribution to peace and mutual understanding among people.
10Andrei SakharovRussia1988Fearless commitment in upholding the fundamental principles for peace
9Olof PalmeSweden1986Awarded posthumously for "wide-ranging efforts on behalf of peace"
8Willy BrandtGerman1985widerange effort on behalf of peace.
7Pierre TrudeauCanada1984for working to promote disarmament
6Joseph BernardinUnited States1983for his part in drafting the U.S. bishops' pastoral letter calling for new arms agreements
5Gerard C. SmithUnited States1982Joint award for opposing pre-emptive nuclear strikes
4Robert McNamaraUnited States1982Joint award for opposing pre-emptive nuclear strikes
3McGeorge BundyUnited States1982Joint award for opposing pre-emptive nuclear strikes
2George F. KennanUnited States1981"For his continuing efforts to reduce tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and the world in general." Kennan had not heard of the prize when informed he had won it. His conferral ceremony was attended by members of the Reagan administration and Anatoly Dobrynin.
1Alva MyrdalSweden1980For "her outspoken insistence on action by the great powers toward control over their nuclear competition and for her major contributions to the achievement of the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty of 1969, and agreements prohibiting the deployment of nuclear weapons on the seabed and in space."

Albert Einstein Peace Prize Awardee (1992 ~ 1980)

Hans Bethe

Albert Einstein Peace Prize 1992

Joseph Rotblat

Albert Einstein Peace Prize 1992

Mikhail Gorbachev

Albert Einstein Peace Prize 1990

Andrei Sakharov

Albert Einstein Peace Prize 1988

Olof Palme

Albert Einstein Peace Prize 1986

Willy Brandt

Albert Einstein Peace Prize 1985

Pierre Trudeau

Albert Einstein Peace Prize 1984

Gerard C. Smith

Albert Einstein Peace Prize 1982

Robert McNamara

Albert Einstein Peace Prize 1982

Mc George Bundy

Albert Einstein Peace Prize 1982

George F. Kennan

Albert Einstein Peace Prize 1981

Alva Myrdal

Albert Einstein Peace Prize 1980