René Taton (4 April 1915 – 9 August 2004) was a French author,

historian of science The history of science covers the development of science from ancient times to the present. It encompasses all three major branches of science: natural, social, and formal. Science's earliest roots can be traced to Ancient Egypt and Mesopo ...

, and long co-editor (along with Suzanne Delorme) of the ''Revue d'histoire des sciences''.

Life

He was born on 4 April 1915 in L'Échelle. He died on 9 August 2004 in Ajaccio.

Career

In 1935, he became a student of École normale supérieure de Saint-Cloud. He was the co-editor of ''Journal of history of science''. His ''General History of Science (last edition in 1996, PUF, Quadriga)'' is a major reference in the field of history of science

Works

* ''To continue the calculus'' (collection of Abbot Moreux), 1945? * ''History of computing'', coll. "What do I know? "1946 * ''Mental arithmetic'' , Presses Universitaires de France , coll. "What do I know? " n o 605, Paris. First edition: 1953, 128 p., (notice BnF n o FRBNF326561651 ) . Last Edit: 1979, 126 p., ( ), (notice BnF n o FRBNF34655169f ) . * ''Casualties and accidents of scientific discovery: illustration of some characteristic stages of the evolution of science'', published by Masson et al. "Evolution Science" n o 6, Paris, 1955, 172 p., (notice BnF n o FRBNF32656167q ) . * ''General History of Science'' (1957 to 1964), reissue (1966-1983). * ''Historical Studies of Science'' (collected his 85 th birthday by Danielle Fauque Myriana Ilic and Robert Halleux), Brepols Publishing, coll. "From diversis artibus" n o 47, Turnhout, 2000, 544 p., ( ), (notice BnF n o FRBNF37734558t ) . * ''Later writings'', 2000, compiled by R. Halleux

External links

CAPH - Archive Centre of Philosophy, History and Science Edition (USR 3308 CIRPHLES, CNRS / ENS)
Archival work of René Taton. * 1915 births 2004 deaths French historians of mathematics French male non-fiction writers 20th-century French male writers {{France-historian-stub