Articles - The French inventors and scientists

The art of giving birth by Louise Bourgeois Boursier

Louise Bourgeois, also known as La Boursier, is a French midwife and the first to write a book on problems related to childbirth. […]

Froufrou and compass, the prodigeous Emilie du Châtelet

Émilie du Châtelet is the first learned woman in the history of modern science. […]

Marie Meurdrac, the first chemist and feminist

Mary Meurdrac, the first real French chemist to serve poor women. Marie Meurdrac A serious […]

Chemistry

How to make soap in wartime?

During the Second World War, we were short of everything, and therefore of soap. The Belgian population, rationed, made some with its own means. […]

Animals

Why fear wolves?

The fear of the big bad wolf, maintained since the Middle Ages by tales and fables, is linked to the fear of our own animal impulses. But the wolf is practically harmless for the Man […]

Experiments

Decode messages with a red filter

Do you want to send secret messages to your friends, without anyone else being able to read it? Or even send a secret invitation to a lover? Play with light and color transmission to hide your messages. It’s your turn to play! […]