Article ID: CBB116568885

Archéologie de l’ingénieur libéral: les mines et la technique en France, 1760-1820; (Archaeology of the Liberal Engineer: Mines and Technology in France, 1760-1820) (2016)

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Garçon, Anne-Françoise (Author)


Quaderns d'Història de l'Enginyeria
Volume: 15
Pages: 225-242

ISSN: 1135-934X

Publication Date: 2016
Edition Details: Special Issue: Ingénieurs, professions techniques et sociétés.(XVIIIe – XXe siècles). Hommage à André Grelon
Language: French

Being in charge of the state’s technical policy in France, the Corps des mines is easily accused of “dirigisme” and commonly associated with mercantilism and Colbertism. Its intellectual archaeology, however, reveals a different reality. Between 1760 and 1780, liberal reformers such as Trudaine and Turgot vigorously discussed technical issues: How to help mining companies, known for requiring strong technical capital? In what legal framework? Using which technical pedagogy? Between 1791 and 1820, the lack of technical culture, the risks of mining exploitations and the lack of useful laws legitimized the Corps des mines. However, its conceptual framework remained liberal. Synthesizing the ideas of Turgot and Trudaine, the Mining Law of April 1810 reveals these intellectual roots which gave the Corps des mines its practical philosophy.

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Authors & Contributors
D'Angelo, Fabio
Ostergaard, Tyler E.
Manfred Mücke
Gouzévitch, Dmitri
Wråkberg, Urban
Turner, Gerard L'Estrange
Concepts
Mines and mining
Technology and government
Technology and society
Geology
Industry
Crafts and craftspeople
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
17th century
20th century
21st century
16th century
Places
France
United States
Saxony
Arctic regions
England
Naples (Italy)
Institutions
France. Corps des Mines
Prussian Academy of Sciences
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