J.D. Bernal [[electronic resource] ] : the sage of science / / Andrew Brown

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910458698103321
• Autore: Brown Andrew <1950 Aug. 12->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005
• ISBN: 1-280-75890-2; 0-19-151360-1; 1-4294-2174-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (593 p.)
• Disciplina: 530/.092; B
• Soggetti: Physicists - Great Britain; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [490]-538) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 This biography includes previously unpublished material from his diaries, and sheds new light on his international influence during both WWII and the ensuing peace movement.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.