J.D. Bernal : the sage of science /

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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 This biography includes previously unpublished material from his diaries, and sheds new light on his international influence du...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Brown, Andrew, 1950 August 12-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Subjects:
Bernal, J. D. > (John Desmond), > 1901-1971.
Bernal, J. D. > (Bernal, John Desmond), > 1901-
Bernal, J. D. > (John Desmond), > 1901-1971
Physicists > Great Britain > Biography.
SCIENCE > Physics > General.
SCIENCE > Mechanics > General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Science & Technology.
SCIENCE > Energy.
Physicists
Natuurkunde.
Great Britain
Biographies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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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