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J. D. Bernal

J. D. Bernal
John Desmond Bernal, Irish-English crystallographer and physicist (d. 1971)

John Desmond Bernal was an Irish scientist who pioneered the use of X-ray crystallography in molecular biology. He published extensively on the history of science. In addition, Bernal wrote popular books on science and society. He was a communist activist and a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB).

10 May 1901

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