René Taton



René Taton (4 April 1915 – 9 August 2004) was a French author, historian of science, and long co-editor (along with Suzanne Delorme) of the Revue d'histoire des sciences.

Life
He was born on 4 April 1915 in L'Échelle.

He died on 9 August 2004 in Ajaccio.

Career
In 1935, he became a student of École normale supérieure de Saint-Cloud.

He was the co-editor of Journal of history of science.

He was awarded the 1997 Kenneth O. May Prize in the history of Mathematics.

His General History of Science (last edition in 1996, PUF, Quadriga) is a major reference in the field of history of science.

Works

 * To continue the calculus (collection of Abbot Moreux), 1945?
 * History of computing, coll. "What do I know? "1946
 * Mental arithmetic, Presses Universitaires de France, coll. "What do I know? " n o 605, Paris. First edition: 1953, 128 p., (notice BnF n o FRBNF326561651 ) . Last Edit: 1979, 126 p., ( ISBN 2-13-035802-0 ), (notice BnF n o  FRBNF34655169f ).
 * Casualties and accidents of scientific discovery: illustration of some characteristic stages of the evolution of science, published by Masson et al. "Evolution Science" n o 6, Paris, 1955, 172 p., (notice BnF n o FRBNF32656167q ).
 * General History of Science (1957 to 1964), reissue (1966-1983).
 * Historical Studies of Science (collected his 85 th birthday by Danielle Fauque Myriana Ilic and Robert Halleux), Brepols Publishing, coll. "From diversis artibus" n o 47, Turnhout, 2000, 544 p., ( ISBN 2-503-51007-8 ), (notice BnF n o FRBNF37734558t ).
 * Later writings, 2000, compiled by R. Halleux