The Joliot‐curies
Science, politics, networks
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14800672 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michel Pinault (Centre Hospitalier de Fougères, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 307-324 |
| Publication date | 1997-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History and Technology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0734-1512 • E-ISSN: 1477-2620 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07341519708581913 |
| OpenAlex | W2042796780 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
The political involvement of scientific circles is a phenomenon of the 1930s. The Joliots were the inheritors of the commitments made by their elders, by their teachers ‐Jean Perrin, Marie Curie, Georges Urbain, Paul Langevin ‐ for whom the 6 February 1934 was crucial and they pursued the positions and accepted the responsibilities adopted by their predecessors, continuing their activities for a 'policy for science'. The Popular Front made it possible for these aspirations to be embedded in government policy, of which Irène and Frédéric Joliot‐Curie were at once the symbols and the flagbearers. It was within the logic of these developments that, at the dawn of the war, Frédéric Joliot, obsessed by the research done on nuclear chain reactions, dedicated himself in parallel to the mobilisation of scientists in France and the organisation of the allied scientific community. Résumé L'engagement des milieux scientifiques est un trait des années 30. Les Joliot sont les héritiers des engagements de leurs aînés, leurs maîtres —Jean Perrin, Marie Curie, Georges Urbain, Paul Langevin ‐ que le 6 février 1934 rend cruciaux, et des positions et des responsabilités acquises par ceux‐ci, et ils continuent leur action pour une "politique de la science". Tandis que le Front populaire permet à celle‐ci de s'incarner dans une politique gouvernementale, Irène et Frédéric Joliot‐Curie en deviennent les symboles et porte‐drapeaux. Aboutissement logique à la veille de la guerre, Frédéric Joliot, obsédé par les travaux sur la réaction nucléaire en chaîne, se consacre parallèlement à la mobilisation scientifique en France et à l'organisation de la communauté scientifique alliée
Epistemology · Political science · Politics · Environmental Science · History and Developments in Astronomy · Law · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |