Councillor Biographies
Prof. Dr. Hans Peter Dürr, Nuclear physicist and philosopher
Prof. Dr. Hans Peter Dürr, Nuclear physicist and philosopherProfessor Hans Peter Dürr is a well known nuclear physicist and philosopher. He worked closely with the nuclear physicist, Edward Teller, and the inventor of quantum mechanics, Werner Heisenberg. He is a former director of the Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, Munich. In 1987 he founded the Global Challengers Network, for sustainable development initiatives. He is chairman of the German Association of Scientists and is a key advocate of the development of a holistic science in the 21st century. He is a recipient of the Right Livelihood Award. In 2002 the Cambridge Biographical Centre proclaimed him International Scientist of the Year. In 2004 he received the highest Award of the German Government, das Grosse Bundesverdienstkreuz.
Watch Hans Peter Dürr talk about the WFC here
