Raffaele PISANO [in English]


A Short Presentation

  • Habilitation à diriger des recherches [Accreditation to Supervise Research] [1er Juillet 2015].
  • Title: The Relationship between Physics and Mathematics in History and Philosophy of Science (4 Vols)
  • Lorraine University, Nancy. Parrain Scientifique: Prof. Gerhard Heinzmann. Rapporteurs / Examinateurs : Blay, Dhombres, Radelet-de Grave, Heinzmann, Nabonnand, Walter. Centre for History of Science and Philosophy - Archives Poincaré, UMR 7117, CNRS & Lorraine University, Nancy, France.

 

  • Lecturer/Researcher
  • [2012-2015] History and Epistemology of Science (physics) & Society Studies, Department of Physics, Lille 1 University, France 

 

  • University Qualifications
  • 2013. Theoretical physics and fundamental interactions [I]
  • 2013. History of physics / Didactics of physics [I]
  • 2013. Logics, History and Philosophy of Science [I]
  • 2012. Philosophy [F]
  • [2010] 2015. History, epistemology of science and technique [F]

 

  • Vice-President 
  • [2011-] Vice–president (elected at DLMPS 2011, Nancy) Inter–Divisional Teaching Commission (IDTC) between Division of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science (DLMPS) and International Union for History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (IUHPST)

 

  • [2011-2013] Head of a Research Unit
  • Research Centre for Theory and History of Science (RCTHS), Department of Philosophy, University of West Bohemia in Plzeň, Czech Republic

 

  • Post–doctorat
  • [2011-2012] Cirphles, École Normale de Paris, France    (Ref. Prof. Claude Debru) 
  • [2009-2010] CFV, Nantes University, France                   (Ref. Prof. Stéphane Tirard)

 

  • PhD
  • [2008] History and epistemology of science and technique, Departement of Engineering, « La Sapienza » University, Roma, Italy

 

  • Qualifications for teaching physics and mathematics
  •  [2003] Physics; Mathematics; Applied mathematics; Physics-and-Mathematics

 

  • University School of specialization post-lauream (SICSI, certified) for teaching physics and mathematicss

  • [2002-2003] Options: Physics; Physics-and-Mathematics, « Federico II » University, Napoli, Italy

 

  • Lauream in Physique
  • « Federico II » University, Napoli, Italy

 

  • 130 Publications
  • (3 submitted and 5 pre-print)
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Areas of interest

Scientific Disciplines

  • Physics
  • Mathematics (and Logic)
  • Physics-Mathematics

Research

  • History and philosophy of science (physics-mathematics)
  • Historical epistemology of science
  • History of science and technology
  • History of ideas & Intellectual history

Main areas of research in history and philosophy of science

Thèmes de recherches et en histoire et philosophie des sciences

  • The relationiobship between physics and mathematics in history and philosophy of science
  • Mechanics and techniques des sciences, Fortifications, architects/engineers) XV–XX c.
  • Thermodynamics theory and heat theory, XIX–XX c.
  • Electricity and electromagnetism, XIX c.
  • History of science & society

    Particular Topics of Interest

  • Arabic-Islam-Latin sciences of weights / Archimedean mathematical approach
  • Sadi and Lazare Carnot: scientific filial between mecanics and thermodynamics
  • Tartaglia, Galileo and Torricelli, statics and mechanics
  • Geneva Newtonian edition 
  • The structure of physical theories (included logics)
  • The birth of modern physics (BBT and MQ)
  • The conceptualization of force in Kepler's Corpus
  • Abacus school and Fibonacci 
  • The conversion from heat machines to steam engines within civilization
  • The spherical geometry & Relativity
  • Science education (NoS): physics, mathematics
  • Interdisciplinary & cultural teaching

 

Detailed list of publications

Liste détaillée des publications