A Desperate Passion: An Autobiography
New York: W. W. Norton, c1996. First Printing. 24 cm, 366, illus. More
New York: W. W. Norton, c1996. First Printing. 24 cm, 366, illus. More
New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1984. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 24 cm. 365, [1] pages. Map. Notes. Index. DJ is price clipped and otherwise has slight wear and soiling. Pencil erasure residue on half-title page. Helen Mary Caldicott (born 7 August 1938) is an Australian physician, author, and anti-nuclear advocate who has founded several associations dedicated to opposing the use of nuclear power, depleted uranium munitions, nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons proliferation, and military action in general. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Caldicott became a leader in the antinuclear movement in the United States through her role in reviving the organization Physicians for Social Responsibility. She also helped to found several other organizations which worked to abolish controlled nuclear fission. In the 1980s, she was effective in raising support and bringing nuclear issues to the forefront. Caldicott splits her time between the United States and Australia and continues to lecture widely to promote her views on nuclear energy use, including weapons and power. More