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J. D. Bernal


 

John Desmond Bernal (1901-1971) was an Irish-born scientist (from Nenagh, County Tipperary), known for pioneering X-ray crystallography. He was also as a communist activist; this has been brought forward as a reason why he was never awarded the Nobel Prize. He was educated at Bedford School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. After graduating he started research under Sir William Bragg at the Davy-Faraday Laboratory in London.

Reference

  • Sage: A Life of JD Bernal (1980) Maurice Goldsmith