The history of the École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles de la ville de Paris began in 1882, driven by concerns among French chemical industry leaders about France's lag behind Germa
Interior entrance of ESPCI
The Conservatoire national des arts et métiers (CNAM), one of France's earliest research institutions.
Marcellin Berthelot, who delayed the adoption of atomism in France.
The Prussian victory at Sadowa, cited by Ernest Renan as evidence of German scientific superiority.
Jacques Prost, born in 1946 in Bourg-en-Bresse, is a French physicist, former General director of École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles de la ville de Paris, member of the French Aca