René Taton


René Taton was a French author, historian of science, and long co-editor 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 is a major reference in the field of history of science

Works