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John Desmond Bernal; scientist, philosopher of science, activist, Marxist; was born in Nenagh Co. Tipperary #OnThisDay 1901
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._D._Bernal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._D._Bernal
H M Sheehan's critical defence of Bernal at DORAS DCU
"J D Bernal: philosophy, politics and the science of science" (pdf) http://doras.dcu.ie/509/1/bernal_2007.pdf
"J D Bernal: philosophy, politics and the science of science" (pdf) http://doras.dcu.ie/509/1/bernal_2007.pdf
Based on a lecture given on 26th November 1946 at Birkbeck College: J.D.Bernal "Union of Science and Humanities: A Condition of Survival" https://www.thebeacon.in/2019/02/28/union-of-science-and-humanities-a-condition-of-survival/
A large collection of Bernal's works at the Marxists Internet Archive https://www.marxists.org/archive/bernal/index.htm
One of a series of tweets on Bernal's peace work https://twitter.com/MarxLibrary/status/1250341767196454912?s=20
BTW as part of that peace work, Bernal met Picasso, leading to Picasso drawing a mural on Bernal's wall
Last tweet was last year's new fact re Bernal, this year's is that JD Bernal was involved in planning the D Day landings and was awarded the U.S. Medal of Freedom in 1945 https://bernalinstitute.com/the-bernal-story/ h/t @eoinyk
Bernal also looked into the future, contemplating how humanity could live in space https://twitter.com/nasserelamine1/status/1225793347954061312?s=20
A beautiful portrayal of his conception of a human space habitat, the Bernal Sphere, which he visualised in 1929 in the book "The World, the Flesh & the Devil: An Enquiry into the Future of the Three Enemies of the Rational Soul" (More images: https://www.irishphilosophy.com/2017/09/15/bernal-sphere/ )
