▪ Abstract French genetics had unusual beginnings. There are clear indications that the
French biological establishment resisted Mendelian genetics strenuously from about 1910 to …

Examining the issue of'British decline'after the war, this fascinating text describes the
evolution of cooperation in Britain and France, and argues that the relationship between …

Fondement révolutionnaire de l'égalité des chances d'accès à toutes les carrières,
l'invocation du talent fut d'abord la signature de la méritocratie républicaine. Le talent est …

This paper accounts for the intercontinental elaboration of French mathematician Laurent
Schwartz's theory of distributions in the years immediately following World War II by tracing …

After the'rediscovery'of Mendel in 1900, Mendelian approaches to heredity were
controversial. In France, however, resistance to Mendelism was especially strong and …

Abstract The career of Boris Ephrussi (1901–1979) presents a series of fascinating
perspectives on the intellectual and sociological difficulties that plagued those who wished …

This article shows how Lamarckism was essential in the birth of the French school of
molecular biology. We argue that the concept of inheritance of acquired characters positively …

During the Second World War, German science and technology posed a terrifying threat to
the Allied nations. These advanced weapons, which included rockets, V-2 missiles, tanks …

Abstract Between 1947 and 1950, Laurent Schwartz (1915–2002) went from being almost
unknown outside of France to being an international mathematical celebrity. This paper …

Until the 1930s Germany had been the international leader in biochemistry, chemistry, and
areas of biology. After WWII, however, molecular biology as a new interdisciplinary scientific …