John Desmond Bernal

Physicist, Academic

1901 – 1971

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Who was John Desmond Bernal?

John Desmond Bernal FRS was one of the United Kingdom's best-known and most controversial scientists. Known as "Sage" to friends, Bernal is considered a pioneer in X-ray crystallography in molecular biology. He published extensively on the history of science.

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Born
May 10, 1901
Nenagh
Also known as
  • J. Bernal
Religion
  • Atheism
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
  • Republic of Ireland
Profession
Education
  • Emmanuel College, Cambridge
  • University of Cambridge
Lived in
  • County Tipperary
  • England
Died
Sep 15, 1971
London

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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