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J.D. Bernal : the sage of science / Andrew Brown.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brown, Andrew (Literary translator), author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bernal, J. D. (John Desmond), 1901-1971.
- Bernal, J. D.
- Physicists--Great Britain--Biography.
- Physicists.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (593 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Rich in historical and cultural detail reaching from the interwar period, through World War II, to the Cold War, this revealing biography covers all aspects of the life of the brilliant scientist and polymath, J.D. Bernal.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2005.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 1-383-02274-7
- 0-19-157950-5
- 1-280-75890-2
- 0-19-151360-1
- 1-4294-2174-6
- OCLC:
- 76943426
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