John Desmond Bernal
1901
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1971
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: United Kingdom
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: Emmanuel College, Bedford School, University of Cambridge, Royal Institution
occupation: physicist, philosopher, inventor, university teacher, philosopher of science, crystallographer, biophysicist, writer, historian
award received: Fellow of the Royal Society, Royal medal, Honorary doctor of the Humboldt University of Berlin, International Stalin Prize for Peace, Bakerian Lecture, Guthrie Lecture, Faraday Medal and Prize, Royal Society Bakerian Medal
student of: William Lawrence Bragg
John Desmond Bernal ( bər-NAHL; 10 May 1901 – 15 September 1971) 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 (CPGB). Source: Wikipedia (en)
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