Jean-Marc Lévy-Leblond

French physicist
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IntroFrench physicist
PlacesFrance
isScientist Physicist Professor Educator Science communicator Philosopher
Work fieldAcademia Philosophy Science
Gender
Male
Birth18 April 1940, Montpellier, France
Age84 years
Star signAries
Education
École normale supérieure
University of Paris-SudDoctor of Philosophy in Physics
University of Paris (1896-1968)
Awards
Jean-Perrin Prize1980
Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres 
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Biography

Jean-Marc Lévy-Leblond (born 1940) is a physicist and essayist.

After a doctorate in Theoretical Physics at the université d’Orsay in 1965, he was successively in charge of research at CNRS, lecturer at the université de Nice, a professor at the Paris Diderot University, and at Nice, where he taught in the departments of physics, philosophy and communication.

Since 2001, he has been Professor Emeritus at the Université de Nice and is program director at the Collège international de philosophie.

He has published many articles on theoretical physics, mathematics and epistemology.

He founded and directs the journal "Alliage (culture, science, technique)", directs the collection "Science ouverte" at Seuil, and works more generally for the use of science in culture.

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