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OF THE ATOMIC SCIENTISTS Published by

a magazine of science and public affairs the Educational Foundation for Nuclear Science

February 20, 1981

Dr. Joshua Lederberg, President
The Rockefeller University

1230 York Avenue °

New York City, New York 10021

Dear Dr. Lederberg:

I have had the privilege since 1957 of serving as chairman of the Board

of Sponsors for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. From its estab-
lishment in 1945, the Bulletin has been in the forefront of the movement

to insure that nuclear weapons will be brought under effective international
control and never again used for destructive purposes. Today, the accel-
eration of the nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet
Union, the potential proliferation of nuclear weapons to smaller nations,
and the increasing hostility among nations makes the work of the Bulletin

as urgent and difficult as ever.

Recently, in discussion with the Directors and the Editors, we agreed that
the time has arrived to renew the commitment of the scientific community

to the Bulletin and to enlarge and broaden its base of support. As

chairman, I am writing to colleagues in many countries to enlist their
support. Although the Sponsors are not expected to participate in management,
fund raising or editorial activities, they may whenever they wish advise on
editorial policies and issues. More importantly, the Board of Sponsors
symbolizes the concern and the commitment of the scientific community to

a peaceful, just and rational world.

On behalf of my colleagues on the Bgard, I am pleased to invite you to
become a Sponsor. Outside of our own scientific research, I believe we
have no greater responsibility than the promotion of rationality and peace.

Hoping for your favorable response, I am

Sincerely yours,

Hans Bethe
Chairman, the Board of Sponsors

Enclosures: List of Founding Sponsors
By-Laws of the Educational Foundation
History and Current Status of the Bulletin
January and February 1981 issues
FROM 1949 -- Members of the Educational Foundation for Nuclear Science and
Sponsors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Samuel K. Allison —
Robert F. Bacher
Hans Bethe (chairman)
A.H. Compton

E.U. Condon
Farrington Daniels
Lee A. DuBridge (past chairman)
Albert Einstéin
James Franck

Bentley Glass

Samuel Goudsmit

T.R. Hogness

F.W. Loomis

Philip W. Morse
H.J. Muller

J. Robert Oppenheimer (past chairman)
G.B. Pegram

I.I. Rabi

Julian Schwinger
Frederick Seitz
John A. Simpson
Cyril S. Smith
Leo Szilard
Harold C. Urey
V.W. Weisskopf
Hugh C, Wolfe
Sewall Wright
J.R, Zacharias

Professor Hans Bethe has sent invitations to the following individuals.

David Baltimore
Paul Berg

Joshua Lederberg
Marvin Goldberger
Murray Gell Mann
Stephen Weinberg
Owen Chamberlain
Donald Glaser
Paul Doty

Robert R. Wilson
Wolfgang Panofsky
S. Chandrasekhar
Carl Djerassi
Richard J. Garwin
Oscar Sala

Moses Moishinsky
John Polanyi
Dorothy Hodgkin
Manfred Eigen
Gerhard Herzberg

Reimar Lust

Heinz Maier—-Leibnitz
Rudolf Peierls

Brian Flowers

Eduardo Amaldi

Samuel Edwards

Aage Bohr

Nevill Mott

Abdus Salam

Alfred Kastler

Carl F. von Weizsucker
Eric Ashby

Jerome B. Wiesner
George B. Kistiakowsky
James Cronin

Leon Lederman

Sheldon L. Glashow
Max Delbrilck

Leon Cooper

Ryogo Kubo
 

Historial Briefs and Current Status

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists was founded in December 1945

to give expression to the concerns of the scientists, just emerging

from the wartime laboratories of the Manhattan Project, with the

lack of public understanding of atomic weapons and the potential threat
to society. The magazine was started, by Eugene Rabinowitch and Hyman H.
Goldsmith, as a six-page newsletter of the Atomic Scientists of Chicago.
It was supported in its first years by the Emergency Committee headed

by Dr. Albert Einstein.

In 1949, the Bulletin became independent of the Atomic Scientists of Chicago
(by then a branch of the Federation of American Scientists). A Board of
Sponsors was established to form the Educational Foundation for Nuclear
Science, incorporated in the State of Illinois as a not-for-profit
foundation. The Foundation became the publisher of the magazine.

Over thirty-five years, the magazine's circulation has ranged from
15,000 to 35,000. Today there are 22,000 individual subscriptions and
7,000 library subscriptions. Although the number of international
subscriptions are only 1800, the articles in each issue are given
considerable attention by the international press. At the present
time, the Editors and Directors are exploring the prospects for an
overseas edition.

The Bulletin has achieved a rather remarkable financial stability

over the last few years. Income in 1980 came within $7000.00 of covering
all expenses (including staff salaries, production and printing, circulation
and fulfillment). The Albert Einstein Fund has provided from $25,000 to
$30,000 each year for editorial enrichment. In 1981, the Sloan Foundation
has made available a grant to the Editor which will cover the salary

of a part time associate and travel costs. The Editor will visit
universities and research centers in the United States and abroad

to discuss editorial priorities and to identify scientists and scholars

for a broadening of the magazine's contributors and supporters.

The purposes of the Bulletin as formulated in 1945 continue to
guide the editorial direction of the magazine. They are

1. To permit scientists to discuss and clarify for themselves the
social and political implications of scientific discoveries, and to define
their responsibilities in helping to preserve peace and utilize scientific
programs for the benefit, rather than the destruction, of mankind.

2. To provide policy-makers and public leaders with the resource materials
they need for arriving at sound decisions on the social and political
implications of science, and to give intelligent lay readers the authoritative
information on scientific development in relation to society.
EXCERPTS FROM THE BY-LAWS OF THE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR NUCLEAR SCIENCE

 

ARTICLE ILI -- Members

Section 1. Members. The following persons shall be the members of the »
corporation as of 1949: Samuel K. Allison, Robert F. Bacher, Hans A. Bethe,
Detlev W. Bronk, A.H. Compton, E.U. Condon, F. Daniels, Albert Einstein,
James Franck, Bentley Glass, S.A. Goudsmit, T.R. Hogness, F.W. Loomis,
Philip M. Morse, H.J. Muller, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Linus Pauling,

G.B. Pegram, I.I. Rabi, Julian Schwinger, Frederick Seitz, John A. Simpson,
Cyril S. Smith, Leo Szilard, Edward Teller, Harold C. Urey, V.F. Weisskopf,
Hugh C. Wolfe, Sewall Wright, J.R. Zacharias.

 

Section. 2. Selection of Additional Members. All persons who can contribute
to furthering the purposes of the corporation shall be eligible for member-
ship. Any member of the corporation may propose to the Board of Directors
the selection of any qualified person for membership. If the Board approves
the proposed new member, it shall transmit its recommendation in writing

to all the members. Unless more than one-fourth of all the members object
in writing within thirty days from the date of the communication, the Board
of Directors shall appoint the person to membership:

 

Section 3. Rights of Members. Any member in good standing shall be entitled
to present any proper matter to the Board of Directors for consideration.

All such presentation to the Board of Directors shall be channelled through
the President.

 

The members may be requested by the Board of Directors for advice concerning
the affairs of the corporation.

Section 5. Members as Sponsors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
Each member shall be a Sponsor of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and
the Sponsors collectively shall be called the Board of Sponsors.

 

ARTICLE V -- Officers

Section 1. Officers. The officers of the corporation shall be a President,
a Vice President, a Chairman of the Board of Directors, and a Secretary-Treasurer.

 

Section 3. Powers and Duties. The President shall be the titular head of
the corporation, shall be the Chairman of the Board of Sponsors of the
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, and shall advise and consult with the
Board of Directors when requested to do so by the Chairman of the Board
of Directors. The Vice-President shall be the Vice Chairman of the Board
of Sponsors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and shall serve as
President in the event that the President is incapacitated or unable to
perform his functions.

 

ARTICLE IX -- Dues

The membership of the Forporation shall not be required to pay dues or
membership fees.

Complete Text of the By-Laws available

upon request.