Jean Bricmont
Belgian physicist and essayist (born 1952) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jean Bricmont (French: [bʁikmɔ̃]; born 12 April 1952) is a Belgian theoretical physicist and philosopher of science. Professor at the Catholic University of Louvain (UCLouvain), he works on renormalization group and nonlinear differential equations. Since 2004, He is a member of the Division of Sciences of the Royal Academy of Belgium.[2]
Jean Bricmont | |
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Born | (1952-04-12) 12 April 1952 (age 72) |
Citizenship | Belgium |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics, Philosophy of Science |
Institutions | UCLouvain Rutgers University Princeton University |
Bricmont is a rationalist activist. He has criticized postmodernist views of science along with Alan Sokal, with whom he wrote Fashionable Nonsense (1997). He has also criticized imperialism and defended freedom of expression, adopting a position on the issue similar to that of Noam Chomsky.[3][non-primary source needed]
Jean Bricmont was president of the Association française pour l'information scientifique from 2001 to 2006.[4]