A Distant Light: Scientists and Public Policy

A collection of essays by a Nobel Laureate on a wide range of critical issues facing the world, and the role of scientists in solving these problems. Kendall has been closely involved with the Union of Concerned Scientists, a group that began as an informal association at MIT in 1969 to protest US involvement in Vietnam and is today an organization with an annual budget exceeding ＄6 million, with 100,000 supporters worldwide.