Michel PINAULT
Verified authorAgrégé d'histoire et docteur en histoire, Michel Pinault est historien des sciences et des milieux scientifiques, des intellectuels scientifiques et des politiques scientifiques. Il est l'auteur de Émile Borel, une carrière intellectuelle sous la III $^{e}$ République, L'Harmattan, 2017.
4 articles published in Tangente
Math HistoryN°230Jul 27, 2026Émile Borel and the Republic of Professors
A portrait of Émile Borel, the illustrious mathematician of the Belle Époque, who combined a brilliant scientific career with political engagement and a fight for justice.
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Math HistoryN°230Jul 27, 2026The Arcouest club
The Arcouest peninsula, near Paimpol, was a regular holiday retreat for many academics, including Émile Borel and Marie Curie.
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History and CultureN°230Jul 02, 2026Between science and politics
A portrait of Émile Borel's commitment to funding scientific research, European cooperation, and the evolution of his political thought from radicalism to liberalism.
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Math HistoryN°230Jul 01, 2026In the name of science and progress
A portrait of Émile Borel, an École normale supérieure alumnus and scholar who combined a scientific career with political activism, from Dreyfusism to the Resistance, through radicalism and international intellectual cooperation.
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