Festschrift: At the Boundary between Science and Industrial Practices: Applied Science, Arts, and Technique in France

In response to Robert Bud’s historical inquiry of applied science, this paper discusses whether it has been adopted in France. I argue that although the term was occasionally used in France it has never been successful because of the prestige of arts in the encyclopaedic movement.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Science Museum, London 2020-05-01
Series:Science Museum Group Journal
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Online Access:http://journal.sciencemuseum.ac.uk/browse/issue-13/festschrift-at-the-boundary/