by Claude J. Allègre · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782213633732
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«La science et la vie: Journal d'un anti-Panurge» is the scientific diary of Claude Allègre, published by Fayard in paperback (331 pages, in French).
Claude Allègre reviews his personal and professional trajectory in this work in diary form, combining memories with reflections on the place of science in society and on the need to defend critical thinking against dominant currents.
Published in 2008 by Fayard; the ISBNdb record places it in the Documents collection (57) and Open Library catalogues it as the author's diary on science and its social aspects.
For readers of science and philosophy interested in a scientist's personal view of the social role of research.
Claude Allègre was a French politician and scientist. His work in the field of isotope geochemistry was recognised with the award of many senior medals, including the Crafoord Prize for geosciences in 1986 and the William Bowie Medal of the American Geophysical Union in 1995. His political service included a three-year term as Minister of Education in France, from 1997 to 2000.
