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Autore: | Brown Andrew <1950 Aug. 12-> |
Titolo: | J.D. Bernal [[electronic resource] ] : the sage of science / / Andrew Brown |
Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (593 p.) |
Disciplina: | 530/.092 |
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Soggetto topico: | Physicists - Great Britain |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
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 This biography includes previously unpublished material from his diaries, and sheds new light on his international influence during both WWII and the ensuing peace movement.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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | J.D. Bernal |
ISBN: | 1-280-75890-2 |
0-19-151360-1 | |
1-4294-2174-6 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910458698103321 |
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