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Subject(s)

• Physicists—Great Britain—Biography [Browse]
• Bernal, J. D. (John Desmond) 1901- [Browse]

Summary note

Desmond Bernal - or 'Sage', as he was known, was an extraordinary man by any account - a brilliant scientist, a fervent Marxist, and a colourful, bohemian figure. This biography includes previously unpublished material from his diaries, and sheds new light on his international influence during both WWII and the ensuing peace movement. - ;J. D. Bernal, known as 'Sage', was an extraordinary man and multifaceted character. A scientist of dazzling intellectual ability and a leading figure in the development of X-ray crystallography, he was a polymath, a fervent Marxist, and much admired worldwide.

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Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. [490]-538) and index.

Language note

English

Contents

• A long way to go
• Cambridge undergraduate
• Bohemian crystallographer
• Science fantasy
• The new kingdom
• Soviet pilgrims
• The shadow of the hawk's wings
• The entertainment of the scientist
• Scientist at war
• Bombing strategy
• Combined operations
• Overlord
• Lessons of war
• Rebuilding
• Central dogma
• Peace at any price?
• The physical basis of life
• History and the origins of life
• Marxist envoy
• Peacebroking
• Order and disorder
• Years of struggle.

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ISBN

• 0-19-157950-5
• 1-280-75890-2
• 0-19-151360-1
• 1-4294-2174-6

OCLC

76943426

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