Curriculum Vitae of  
 Thomas Lepeltier, Ph.D.  

 

 Education
 Professional Experience
 Publications:
       Books
       Articles
       Book reviews
  Miscellaneous
 
 
 

Contact: thomas [at] lepeltier [dot] fsnet [dot] co [dot] uk


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Nationality:  French


 
 EDUCATION
     
 1985 : Scientific and Technical Baccalauréat, Lorient.
 1985 - 1987
:
Studies for the entrance examination for the "Grandes Écoles", Lorient:
     -- Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry.
 1987 - 1990
:
"Grande École:  École Nationale Supérieure de Physique" in Strasbourg:
     -- Electromagnetics, Material Physics, Electronics, Computer Science, Automation.
 1989 - 1990
:
"Diplôme d'Études Approfondies" in Nuclear Physics at the Université of Strasbourg:
     -- Nuclear Physics, Particle Physics, Physics of detectors.
 1990 - 1994
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Ph.D. in Astrophysics at the University of Paris VII (defended in March 1994):
     -- Magneto-hydro-dynamics, Plasma Physics, solar prominences, accretion disks.

 

 PROFESSIONAL  EXPERIENCE
     
 July - August 1988 : Trainee engineer in the Observatory of Paris-Meudon.
 July - August 1989 : Trainee engineer in the Nuclear Physics Centre of Daresbury.
 February - July 1990 : Trainee in the Theoretical Physics Department of the Nuclear Research Centre of Strasbourg.
 1990 - 1994 : Doctoral studies in Astrophysics at the "Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique" of Saclay.
 1994 - 1995 : Tutor at the University of Paris XI (ATER) in Quantum Mechanics and Statistical Physics.
 1995 - 2000 : Teacher of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry (level: High School), Toulouse .
 1998 - 2000 : Creator and organizer of Revue de Livres, an Internet journal presenting reading notes of non-fiction books (more than 800 subscribers):  Readers' comments.
 2000-2004 : French language tutor at the University of Newcastle.
 Since 2000
:
Book critic for the French journal Sciences Humaines.
 Since 2003 : Independent researcher in History and Philosophy of Science.
 Since 2005 : French language instructor at the University of Oxford (Christ Church & Hertford Colleges).
 
 

 

 PUBLICATIONS:

       Books

       Articles (Science, History and Philosophy of Science, Miscellaneous)

       Book reviews (over two hundred)


 
 Books

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  • Darwin hérétique. L'éternel retour du créationnisme
    preface by Jean Gayon
    Éditions du Seuil (Science ouverte)
    October 2007.
  • — Translated in Portuguese and Romanian.

Presentation of Darwin hérétique

 

   
  • Vive le créationnisme! Point de vue d'un évolutionniste
    Éditions de l'Aube (Monde en cours)
    November 2009.
Presentation of Vive le créationnisme!  

 

   
  • Les Univers parallèles
    Éditions du Seuil (Science ouverte)
    Forthcoming, March 2010.
 

 

   
  • Un Autre cosmos?
    volume co-edited with Jean-Marc Bonnet-Bidaud
    (work in progress).
   

 Articles (Science, History and Philosophy of Science, Miscellaneous)

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Science (Astrophysics)

History and Philosophy of Science
Miscellaneous


 
 Book reviews:

       Book reviews forRevue de Livres (from 1998 to 2000)

       Book reviews for other journals (mainly Sciences Humaines), since 1999


 
 Book reviews for Revue de Livres (from 1998 to 2000)

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Book reviews for various journals, mainly Sciences Humaines, since 1999 (when there is a link on the number, click on it to download a pdf version)

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