Exhibition

In the footsteps of Joseph-Louis Lagrange

Start date : 10 December 2013 - End date : 19 December 2013

Original title: "Sur les pas de Joseph-Louis Lagrange"

Introduction

This historical exhibition tells the story of Joseph-Louis Lagrange, a great 18th century scientist. With the help of original documents, this exhibition offers to follow Lagrange's steps, from Turin to Paris via Berlin.

It also sheds light on the roles played by the academies under the Ancien Régime to better understand the upheavals caused by the French Revolution as regards the relationship between science and society. These upheavals led to scientists becoming professors with the creation of new institutions such as the École Polytechnique and the École Normale.

This exhibition is complemented by a royalty-free documentary by Quentin Lazzarotto.

Year of creation

2013

Realisation

Production: Institut Henri Poincaré
Exhibition curator: Frédéric Brechenmacher, Ecole Polytechnique & Jérôme Perez, ENSTA Paristech
Layout and graphic design: Frédéric Zantonio et Julien Fournigault
Illustration: Collection École polytechnique
In partnership with: École polytechnique, CRH, Département HSS de l'École polytechnique, la SABIX, le Centre Poly-média de l'École polytechnique, l'UNESCO, la Mairie du 5e arrondissement de Paris, l'Académie des sciences de Turin, l'UPMC, le CNRS, le Labex Carmin, l'ENSTA

Technical details

The exhibition is composed of 10 self-supporting panels of 81cm width and 205cm height for a weight of about 1kg/panel.
All the panels can be stored in a normal car.