Ralph Nader

Also known as Nader

American lawyer and activist (born 1934)

Person · Open Library

Works: 117

Top works

Citizens look at Congress
Exposed
The menace of atomic energy
Unsafe at any Speed
Public's Media

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Type: Person
Country: US
Active from: 1934-02-27

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Listeners: 153
Total plays: 985

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5 total works indexed

QUANTUM ESPRESSO: a modular and open-source software project for quantum simulations of materials
· 2009 · cited 22,526x
Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,515x
The value of the world's ecosystem services and natural capital
· 1997 · cited 16,029x
Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,328x
Dendritic cells and the control of immunity
· 1998 · cited 10,863x

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Quotes

“This administration is not sympathetic to corporations, it is indentured to corporations.”
“The large organization is lord and manor, and most of its employees have been desensitized much as were medieval peasants who never knew they were serfs.”
“The 1963 Corvair, which has some remarkable characteristics. It's one of the few cars I know that can do the bossa nova on dry pavement and the watusi on wet.”
“Khalil Bendib is an equal-opportunity skewer. The more a subject or victim is ignored by the mass media, the more he infuriates, informs, and intensifies the reader's attention. Cartoons need to jolt. Bendib obliges page after page.”
“The hardest thing in life is to face reality when you grow up being educated by myths”
“... the only difference between Al Gore and George W. Bush is the velocity with which their knees hit the floor when corporations knock on their door.”

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Key facts

Born: ( 1934-02-27 ) February 27, 1934 (age 92) , Winsted, Connecticut , U.S.
Education: Princeton University ( BA ) Harvard University ( LLB )
Occupations: Lawyer activist environmentalist author
Political party: Democratic (1952–1996) Green (1996–2003) Independent (2004–present)
Mother: Rose Nader
Relatives: Shafeek Nader (brother) Claire Nader (sister) Laura Nader (sister)
Awards: Gandhi Peace Award Horchow Award for Public Service by a Private Citizen Automotive Hall of Fame
Allegiance: United States
Branch: United States Army
Website: Official website

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Wikidata facts

Official website: nader.org
Image: Ralph Nader, September 15, 2007.jpg

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Commons category: Ralph Nader
date of birth: 1934-02-27
Commons gallery: Ralph Nader
official blog URL: nader.org/blog
social media followers: 114943

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Article

Ralph Nader (/ˈneɪdər/; born February 27, 1934) is an American lawyer and political activist involved in consumer protection, environmentalism, and government reform causes. He has been a presidential candidate. His 1965 book Unsafe at Any Speed, which criticized the automotive industry for its safety record, helped lead to the passage of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act in 1966.

The son of Lebanese immigrants to the United States, Nader attended Princeton University and Harvard Law School. He quickly developed an interest in vehicle designs that were hazardous and contributed to elevated levels of car accidents and fatalities. Published in 1965, Unsafe at Any Speed became a highly influential critique of the safety record of American automobile manufacturers, focusing on General Motors' Chevrolet Corvair automobile in particular.