02727nam 22005774a 450 991045869810332120200520144314.01-280-75890-20-19-151360-11-4294-2174-6(CKB)1000000000400910(EBL)422529(OCoLC)76943426(SSID)ssj0000184718(PQKBManifestationID)11170931(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000184718(PQKBWorkID)10220363(PQKB)10596627(MiAaPQ)EBC422529(Au-PeEL)EBL422529(CaPaEBR)ebr10177848(CaONFJC)MIL75890(EXLCZ)99100000000040091020050811d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrJ.D. Bernal[electronic resource] the sage of science /Andrew BrownOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20051 online resource (593 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-920565-5 0-19-851544-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. [490]-538) and index.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.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 This biography includes previously unpublished material from his diaries, and sheds new light on his international influence during both WWII and the ensuing peace movement.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.PhysicistsGreat BritainBiographyElectronic books.Physicists530/.092BBrown Andrew1950 Aug. 12-887082MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458698103321J.D. Bernal1980998UNINA