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J. D. Bernal

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Gender Male
Death52 years ago
Date of birth May 10,1901
Zodiac sign Taurus
Born Nenagh
Ireland
Date of died September 15,1971
DiedLondon
United Kingdom
Battles and wars Second World War
Operation Overlord
Normandy landings
FieldX-ray crystallography
Job Physicist
Inventor
Philosopher of Science
Education Bedford School
University of Cambridge
Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge
Known forBernal chart; Bernal sphere; Bernal stacking; Bernal–Fowler rules; Zone melting
Rest place Battersea
Doctor student Dorothy Hodgkin
Awards Royal Medal
Bakerian Lecture
NationalityBritish
Irish
Academic advisor William Henry Bragg
Children Martin Bernal
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Date of Upd.
ID1178526

Die soziale Funktion der Wissenschaft
The Origin of Life
The World, the Flesh & the Devil: An Enquiry Into the Future of the Three Enemies of the Rational Soul
Science in History: The Natural Sciences in Our Time
The extension of man
World without war
Science and industry in the nineteenth century
Science in History: Volume 1: The Emergence of Science
The Scientific and Industrial Revolutions
A History of Classical Physics: From Antiquity to the Quantum
Freedom of Necessity
Science in History: The emergence of science
Science in History: Volume 4 : the Social Sciences : Conclusion
Science in History: The Scientific and Industrial Revolutions
Selected Works
Science in History: The Social Sciences - Conclusion
World, the Flesh and the Devil Proteus, Or the Future of Intelligence - The Next Chapter: War Against the Moon Kalki, Or the Future of Civilization
Science and Society: Essays in Honor of Dr. A. V. Baliga
Science in History: Conclusion. The social sciences
Science in History
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John Desmond Bernal FRS was an Irish scientist who pioneered the use of X-ray crystallography in molecular biology. He published extensively on the history of science. In addition, Bernal wrote popular books on science and society. He was a communist activist and a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain.

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