Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent
Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent (born 7 July 1949) is a French philosopher, historian and historian of science and a professor emeritus at University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne. She considers the study of the history of science to be essential for "understanding scientific research as a multi-dimensional endeavor embedded in a cultural context and with societal and cultural impacts."Bensaude-Vincent has published more than a dozen books and 80 articles and essays. She focuses particularly on the histories of chemistry and materials science. In 1993, she published ''Histoire de la chimie'' with Isabelle Stengers, for which they received the Prix Jean-Rostand. It was translated as ''A History of Chemistry'' in 1996. In 1997, she received the Dexter Award for her work on the history of science. Her address, on receiving the award, was entitled "A Language to Order the Chaos". Provided by Wikipedia
Please enable Javascript.
Please upgrade your browser.