SCIENCES – History of Science

Medicine has accompanied human history since its very origins and, unlike any other discipline, it grapples with matters of life and death. Today, understanding the evolution of medicine and life sciences, as well as the features that make them unique, is ... (Read more)

Studying and understanding the history of life sciences and medicine in the modern era requires an in-depth reflection on knowledge that is often seen as contradictory. History of Life Sciences and Medicine 2 presents key concepts from the 16th to the... (Read more)

Writing the recent history of life sciences is an exciting but demanding undertaking. Some disciplines are emerging while others are disappearing; above all, they are now intertwined and overlapping, constantly shifting their boundaries. However, despite t... (Read more)

Over the past thirty years, the history of technology has been so extensively renewed that many once-canonical narratives have been invalidated. This collective work takes account of several of these major recompositions: ancient periods were never era... (Read more)

Science and technology profoundly shape the world today. Over the last two centuries, they have become powerful engines of change, accounting for some of the most important forms of human activity, inseparable from social, political and economic life. Anal... (Read more)