A book on the history and scientific heritage of the Collège de France, retracing almost a century of research on the body, a highly topical theme in this Olympic year !
The exhibition " À bras-le-corps ! Savants et instruments au Collège de France au XIXe " retraces almost a century of research on the body, between physiology and physics. Drawing on the collection of historic instruments held by the Collège de France, it brings to life a singular scientific path, from Claude Bernard's experimental medicine to Arsène d'Arsonval's biological physics, including Étienne-Jules Marey's analysis of movement. Scientists are not alone in their discoveries ; a rich milieu is depicted, where craftsmen, experimental subjects, engineers, assistants, doctors, professors, patients, industrialists, civil society and the material tools of knowledge interact.
From the manufacture of instruments to the theorization of experimental method, the texts collected in this volume reveal the tangle of actors, practices and interests that characterize science in the making.
With contributions by Jérôme Baudry, Alain Berthoz, Yves Bouvier, Paolo Brenni, Antoine Compagnon, Pierre Corvol, Jean Dalibard, Ion-Gabriel Mihailescu, Thierry Pozzo, Alain Prochiantz, Martina Schiavon and Maria Tortajada.
Baudry J. (dir.), Dalibard J. (dir.), À bras-le-corps ! Savants et instruments au Collège de France au XIXe siècle, Paris, Collège de France, coll. " Catalogues d'exposition ", 2024, 228 p.
ISBN : 978-2-7226-0647-0
Price : 26 €
Publication :11 April 2024
