Industrial and Scientific Policy in France During the Age of Revolution, 1775-1820

该项目考察了大革命时期法国国家工业和科学政策的形成和影响。这些政策及其实施表明，法国官员是多么希望技术的进步能够克服英国在工业上的领先地位。该项目从文化的角度来考察法国工业革命的起源，并理解为什么法国在新技术的开发和利用方面似乎落后于英国。这些问题将通过四个案例研究来检验，这些案例研究将调查法国努力创建“应用科学文化”的性质和原因。案件将通过在巴黎和各省进行广泛的档案研究来发展。该项目将以一本书长的手稿结束，该手稿将解释为什么文化，特别是应用科学文化的性质和轮廓，对于理解科学和技术的应用至关重要。

This project investigates the formation and effects of the French state's industrial and scientific policies during the Age of Revolution. These policies and their implementation demonstrate how French bureaucrats hoped that improved technology would overcome Britain's industrial lead. The project uses a cultural perspective to examine origins of the Industrial Revolution in France and to understand why France seemed to lag Britain in the development and utilization of new technology. These issues will be examined through four case studies that investigate the nature and causes of French efforts to create a `culture of applied science.` Cases will be developed through extensive archival research in Paris and the provinces. The project will culminate in a book-length manuscript that explains why culture, particularly the nature and contours of a culture of applied science, is essential for understanding the application of science and technology.