Fire Management in the Early Modern Age: Knowledge, Technology, Economy
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International workshop
Fire Management in the Early Modern Age: Knowledge, Technology, Economy
16-17 September 2021 | University of Neuchâtel
In the early modern age, the question of fire management was central to the evolution of scientific practices, including applied physics and chemistry, but also to the development of technology, especially in fields where the transformation of matter through heating played a central role, such as artisanal practices (brewing, glasswork, ferrous metallurgy) and cooking. In the technological sphere, the question of fire management was closely related to economic issues, since the technical organization of households, laboratories and manufactures had to comply with the management of material resources (materials, fuel) and the rationalization of time and labor (reducing the waste while enhancing productivity). The aim of the workshop Fire Management in the Early Modern Age: Knowledge, Technology, Economy is to reflect on the question of fire management in the period 1600-1800….