J. D. Bernal is one of the great historians of science. He is considered by many to be the leading scientific mind in Great Britain. In addition he has been a longtime student of world affairs. In World Without War hea has employed these tools in a brilliant analysis of what the prospect of peace can mean.
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.