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. Although he himself never won a Nobel Prize, several of his distinguished students went on to do so, including Dorothy Hodgkin, Max Perutz, and Aaron Klug. Andrew Brown has had unprecedented access to Bernal's papers and diaries, and this biography includes previously ...
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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. Although he himself never won a Nobel Prize, several of his distinguished students went on to do so, including Dorothy Hodgkin, Max Perutz, and Aaron Klug. Andrew Brown has had unprecedented access to Bernal's papers and diaries, and this biography includes previously unpublished material on Bernal's role during the Second World War. Bernal not only changed the course of science, but was witness to (and often a participant in) historical events (the Easter Rebellion, the Great Strike, the anti-fascist movement and pacifist causes, civil defence, RAF bombing strategy, the planning for D-Day, post-war rebuilding, and nuclear weapons). One of the few men familiar with Downing Street, the White House and the Kremlin, he left fascinating accounts of Churchill, Stalin, Mao Zedong, Louis Mountbatten and Picasso, as well as the century's greatest scientists. Brown's compelling account covers all aspects of Bernal's brilliant, colourful, and Bohemian life, and introduces this towering figure of early 20th century science to a wide audience.
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Near fine in Very good+ jacket. Blue cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, illustrated in b&w. Book has mild edgewear, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. DJ has same mild wear to spine ends and corners, small stain to spine foot.
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Very good; Collectible. SIGNED COPY FROM AUTHOR TO MIT PROFESSOR SCHOLAR WITH BOOK PLATE IN A SALUTATION. FIRST PRINTING AND EDITION RUNS CLOSE TO LIKE NEW. NO NAMES OR MARKS SEEN ON TEXT PAGES. BEARS BOOK PLATE OF MIT SCHOLAR/PROFESSOR AFFIXED TO THE INSIDE OF THE COVER AND FROM HIS PRIVATE LIBRARY GIVING IT CAVEAT. VERY CLEAN PAGES. DUST JACKET IS TO DIE FOR, WHOLE WITH GOOD COLOR, NO STICKERS OR SUN FADING, NOT CLIPPED, AND MINIMAL FLAWS. SEE PHOTOS IF AVAILABLE. 7330 BIOG17-104 01.
