Esterel EDA
Collège de France - Chaire d'Innovation technologique, Liliane Bettencourt
Collège de France
The Collège de France is a higher education and research establishment located in Paris, France, in the 5th arrondissement, or Latin Quarter, across the street from
the historical campus of La Sorbonne at the intersection of Rue Saint-Jacques and Rue des Ecoles.
It was created in 1530 at the request of King Francis I of France. Of humanist inspiration, this school was established as an alternative to the Sorbonne to promote such disciplines
as Hebrew language, Ancient Greek and Mathematics. Initially called Collège Royal, and later Collège des Trois Langues (Latin: Collegium Trilingue), Collège National, Collège Impérial,
it was named Collège de France in 1870.
What makes it unique is that attendance is free and open to anyone, even though some high-level courses are out of reach for the general public.
The school's goal is to "teach science in the making" and therefore the professors are chosen among the foremost researchers of the day, with no requisite other than being
at the top of their field, in a variety of disciplines, both in science and the humanities. Even though the motto of the Collège is "Docet Omnia," Latin for "It teaches everything,"
its goal can be best summed up by Maurice Merleau-Ponty's phrase: "Not preconceived notions, but the idea of free thought" which is burned in golden letters above the main
hall of the Collège building.
The Collège does not grant degrees, but has research laboratories, as well as one of the best research libraries of Europe, with sections focusing on history with rare books,
humanities, social sciences, but also chemistry or physics.
Pourquoi et comment le monde devient numérique, by Gérard Berry
The course program and lectures videos (in French) are available here
Course program also in pdf file
Book
Gérard Berry, Éditions Fayard, Collège de France, « Leçons inaugurales », Pourquoi et comment le monde devient numérique, 2008.
Television and radio interviews
Les matins de France Culture - January 17, 2008 - audio broadcast available here
France 3 Ile de France - January 31, 2008 - video broadcast available here
Radio Nova - April 6, 2008 - audio broadcast available here
France Culture - April 4, 2008 - audio broadcast available here
Magazines and newspapers articles
Le Point.fr - March 7, 2008 - article online
Industrie et Technologies, le mensuel de l'usine nouvelle - Feb. 2008: Vers une informatique ubiquitaire
Book review
nonfiction.fr - Le portail des livres et des idées: Le bon sens informatique s’invite au Collège de France
