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Charles Beigbeder creates an unprecedented literary prize for the popularization of science

2023-04-13T08:59:52.666Z


INFO LE FIGARO - The entrepreneur announces the birth of the "Bourrienne" prize, dedicated to popular science literature. A first. The first winner will be announced next June.


“Explaining complex things simply.”

It is by this short phrase that we can define science popularization.

A niche that does not lack authors or books.

A joy for readers who are frightened by Science… but who are interested in it nonetheless.

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The entrepreneur Charles Beigbeder, Centralien, passionate about mathematics, quantum physics and also literature, decided to glorify works of popular science by creating a dedicated literary prize;

the “Bourrienne”

prize

– which is also the name of the last Parisian private mansion in the Directoire style, which he renovated and in which he installed the headquarters of his company, Audacia.

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This prize will therefore reward each year, a book that enlightens the minds of readers in the field of Natural Sciences: Sciences of the earth and the universe, of matter, of life and of the environment.

“The ambition is to crown a model of transmission of scientific knowledge to…

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Source: lefigaro

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