Who invented the peace symbol?

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Opinions differ on this - Many seem to think it was the Direct Action Committee, a political movement in favour of nuclear disarmament, but this site names Bertrand Russel as its inventor: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/2606/pol_spec.htm Jul 31 02, 8:01 PM

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One of the most widely known symbols in the world, in Britain it is recognised as standing for nuclear disarmament %96 and in particular as the logo of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). In the United States and much of the rest of the world it is known more broadly as the peace symbol. It was designed in 1958 by Gerald Holtom, a professional designer and artist and a graduate of the Royal College of Arts. He showed his preliminary sketches to a small group of people in the Peace News office in North London and to the Direct Action Committee Against Nuclear War, one of several smaller organisations that came together to set up CND. See: http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/~lcush/PeaceSymbolArticle.htm The following sites also give the credit to Gerald Holtom. http://www.cnduk.org/INFORM~1/symbol.htm http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/pea-cnd.html http://www.glasswings.com.au/essays/symbol.html http://quilting.about.com/library/weekly/aa011013.htm The following site says Bertrand Russell commissioned Gerald Holtom to design it. http://www.bbhq.com/peacesin.htm Aug 01 02, 8:31 AM

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