[en] This article put forward the complexe relations that exists between chemists ingeneers and the development of the Sugar industry in Belgium (in the 19s century). The argument is that the technical dimension of the implementation of a new chemical protocol for the delivery of sugar beets may be of some importance in order to understand the sociological dimension of contractual relations between actors and the role of scientific expertise in such a context.
Disciplines :
Sociology & social sciences
Author, co-author :
Melard, François ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences et gestion de l'environnement > Socio-économie, Environnement et Développement
Language :
French
Title :
Les ingénieurs chimistes et leurs instruments: Le cas de l'analyse polarimétrique dans l'industrie sucrière
Alternative titles :
[en] The chemists and their instruments : The case of the polarimetric analysis in the sugar industry
