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J D Bernal: his legacy to science and to society

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, , Citation Alan L Mackay 2007 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 57 1 DOI 10.1088/1742-6596/57/1/001

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1 School of Crystallography, Birkbeck College, University of London, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HX, UK

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Abstract

Desmond Bernal was one of the most remarkable figures of his time, a visionary, a founder of molecular biology, one of the great intellectuals of the twentieth century. This paper looks at the man himself, his work and his influence and reconstructs some of the vast network connecting Bernal with the people and events of his times.

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