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- The John Desmond Bernal Prize...is awarded annually to an individual who has made distinguished contributions to Science and Technology Studies over the course of their career. The Bernal Prize was awarded jointly by the Society for Social Studies of Science and the Institute for Scientific Information from 1981 to 2010.
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The John Desmond Bernal Prize is an award given annually by the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) to scholars judged to have made a distinguished contribution to the interdisciplinary field of Science and Technology Studies (STS).
The 50th anniversary of John Desmond Bernal’s death (15 September 1971) seems an appropriate occasion to look at his fundamental role in the development and exploitation of crystallography. The following three articles explore his influence on structural biology, material science and our understanding of liquid structure (including water).
Apr 17, 2024 · John Desmond Bernal was a physicist known for his studies of the atomic structure of solid compounds, during which he made major contributions to X-ray crystallography. Following graduation from the University of Cambridge (1922), Bernal did research under William Bragg at the Davy-Faraday.
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He was awarded the John Desmond Bernal Prize by the Society for Social Studies of Science in 1996 in recognition of his distinguished contribution to the field. [4] Publications. Books. Bloor, David (1983). Wittgenstein: a social theory of knowledge. Macmillan and Columbia. Bloor, David (1991) [1976]. Knowledge and social imagery (2nd ed.).
- 1942 (age 80–81), Derby, United Kingdom
- University of Edinburgh
The John Desmond Bernal Prize is a career award for distinguished contributions to the field of Science and Technology Studies (STS). Professor Martin’s contributions to STS have been expansive, highlighting the role of gender in science and the importance of feminist studies of science.
Aug 20, 2020 · Named for John Desmond Bernal, a molecular biologist and activist intellectual who wrote extensively about science and society, the Bernal Prize is a career award for distinguished contributions to the field of social studies of science, technology, and medicine, which is often referred to as STS.
