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J.D. Bernal

Born

in Nenagh, Ireland

May 10, 1901

Died

September 15, 1971

Genre

Science, History

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John Desmond Bernal FRS was one of the United Kingdom's most well-known and controversial scientists. Bernal is considered a pioneer in X-ray crystallography in molecular biology. He published extensively on the history of science. In addition, Bernal wrote popular books on science and society, and he was also a communist activist. ...more

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Average rating: 3.75 · 354 ratings · 48 reviews · 77 distinct works • Similar authors

	The World, the Flesh & the Devil: An Enquiry into the Future of the Three Enemies of the Rational Soul 3.66 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 1929 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Science in History: Volume 1 The Emergence of Science 4.15 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 1971 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The extension of man: A history of physics before 1900 3.74 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1972 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Science in History: Volume 2 The Scientific and Industrial Revolution 3.77 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1954 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A History Of Classical Physics: From Antiquity to the Quantum 3.85 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Science in History: Volume 3 The Natural Sciences in Our Time 3.71 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1971 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Science in History: Volume 4 The Social Sciences: Conclusion 3.71 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1969 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Science in History 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Social Function of Science 3.33 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1967 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tarihte Bilim - Cilt I 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Knowledge that is not being used for winning of further knowledge does not even remain- it decays and disappears.”
― J D Bernal, Science in History - Volume 3: The Natural Sciences in Our Time

tags: knowledge-wisdom

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“We hold the future still timidly, but perceive it for the first time as a function of our own action.”
― J.D. Bernal, The World, the Flesh & the Devil: An Enquiry into the Future of the Three Enemies of the Rational Soul

tags: philosophy, religion, space-exploration

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“There are two futures, the future of desire and the future of fate, and man's reason has never learned to separate them.”
― J.D. Bernal, The World, the Flesh and the Devil: An Inquiry into the Future of the Three Enemies of the Rational Soul

tags: desire, fate, future, reason

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