Collection dirigée par Etienne Aucouturier (CEA - Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives) & Anne-Lise Rey (Université Paris Nanterre).

Fondatrice : Françoise Parot.

Alongside our many books on the relationship between science and philosophy, we felt it necessary to launch a collection dedicated to the history of science and technology (HST). The history of science and technology has been justified in various ways: by its contribution to scientific activity itself and to the teaching of science and technology; by its indispensable contribution to the philosophy of science and technology; by the bond it necessarily builds between the humanist and scientific cultures; and finally, by its political benefits in defending the need to support scientific research as much as in analyzing and criticizing its applications. All these justifications have theoretical and practical foundations, as well as limitations.

This series assumes that science and technology play an essential role in human history, that they must be understood for their own sake, and that their history sheds light on the present. Historical developments in science and technology show that the human venture to gain objective knowledge of the world has continued to expand its scope, and to push back the frontiers of belief and opinion, while at the same time providing humanity with powerful means of acting on our universe.

This collection, founded by Françoise Parot (Université Paris Descartes and IHPST), is open to any book dealing with scientific disciplines and their applications. It welcomes texts exploring the history of relations between science and technology. It is also open to all contemporary approaches to the history of science and technology. Finally, it welcomes monographs, collectives, scholarly texts, historical essays, etc. - in short, it covers the whole spectrum of HST studies.

This collection is bilingual (French and English). We welcome manuscripts in English: please do not hesitate to send us your original material in English (contact page).