J.D. Bernal

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
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gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:author gptkb:Science_and_the_Humanities
gptkb:Science_in_History
gptkb:The_Social_Function_of_Science
gptkb:The_World,_the_Flesh_and_the_Devil
Science and Industry in the Nineteenth Century
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Lenin_Peace_Prize
gptkb:Royal_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1901-05-10
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Nenagh,_County_Tipperary,_Ireland
gptkbp:children gptkb:Martin_Bernal
gptkbp:deathDate 1971-09-15
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:William_Henry_Bragg
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Birkbeck_College,_University_of_London
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:field X-ray crystallography
history of science
molecular biology
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_Desmond_Bernal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label J.D. Bernal
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:science_policy
history of science
molecular biology
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Karl_Marx
gptkb:William_Henry_Bragg
gptkb:Frederick_Engels
gptkbp:knownFor authoring 'The Social Function of Science'
pioneering X-ray crystallography of biomolecules
socialist views on science
work on the structure of water
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Communist_Party_of_Great_Britain
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:World_War_II_(scientific_advisor)
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Aaron_Klug
gptkb:Dorothy_Hodgkin
gptkb:John_Kendrew
gptkb:Max_Perutz
gptkb:Rosalind_Franklin
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:historian
gptkb:scientist
crystallographer
gptkbp:religion atheism
gptkbp:signature J.D. Bernal signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Eileen_Sprague
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Martin_Bernal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6