Sir John Desmond Bernal

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkb:scientist
crystallographer
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:author gptkb:Science_in_History
gptkb:The_Social_Function_of_Science
gptkb:The_World,_the_Flesh_and_the_Devil
gptkbp:award 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:children gptkb:Martin_Bernal
gptkb:Egan_Bernal
gptkbp:deathDate 1971-09-15
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:William_Henry_Bragg
gptkbp:education gptkb:Jesus_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:ethnicity Irish-Jewish
gptkbp:field X-ray crystallography
history of science
molecular biology
physics
gptkbp:gender male
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir John Desmond Bernal
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Aaron_Klug
gptkb:Dorothy_Hodgkin
gptkb:Max_Perutz
gptkb:Rosalind_Franklin
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:William_Henry_Bragg
gptkb:J._D._Bernal
gptkbp:knighted Sir
gptkbp:knownFor pioneering X-ray crystallography of biomolecules
work on the structure of water
socialist views
history of science writings
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Communist_Party_of_Great_Britain
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality Irish
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gptkb:Max_Perutz
gptkb:Rosalind_Franklin
gptkb:J._D._Bernal
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Communist_Party_of_Great_Britain
gptkbp:religion atheism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Cambridge
gptkb:London
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Eileen_Sprague
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Leighton_Park_School
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