John Desmond Bernal

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkb:scientist
author
crystallographer
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkb:Lenin_Peace_Prize
gptkb:Royal_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1901-05-10
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Nenagh,_County_Tipperary,_Ireland
gptkbp:causeOfDeath stroke
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:ethnicGroup Irish
gptkbp:field X-ray crystallography
history of science
molecular biology
gptkbp:gender male
gptkbp:honorificPrefix gptkb:professor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Desmond Bernal
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:science_policy
molecular biology
scientific socialism
gptkbp:knownFor advocacy of science in society
historical analysis of science
pioneering X-ray crystallography of biological molecules
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Communist_Party_of_Great_Britain
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality Irish
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Aaron_Klug
gptkb:Dorothy_Hodgkin
gptkb:John_Kendrew
gptkb:Max_Perutz
gptkb:Rosalind_Franklin
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Science_in_History
gptkb:The_Social_Function_of_Science
gptkb:The_World,_the_Flesh_and_the_Devil
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Communist_Party_of_Great_Britain
gptkbp:religion atheism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:London
gptkbp:signature John Desmond Bernal signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Eileen_Sprague
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Birkbeck,_University_of_London
gptkb:Dorothy_Hodgkin
gptkb:Biological_Physics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4