Châtelet’s scientific contributions were appreciated by some, then forgotten by all. But redeeming her as a mind shouldn’t ...

The works presented in this volume, in a new English translation, are among the most important and characteristic texts of the Enlightenment, and bring together all three aspects of Voltaire: the ...

From her château in Cirey-sur-Blaise, in the Champagne countryside, Du Châtelet published her “Institutions of Physics” in 1740, responding to Voltaire’s “Elements of the Philosophy of ...

As we reflect on Black Wednesday this month, we reaffirm our commitment to media freedom and reject the SA Press Council’s ...

This quotation, attributed – correctly or incorrectly to French philosopher Voltaire - is often invoked at times like these when we stop to reflect on free speech, particularly media freedom.

Gabrielle Émilie le Tonnelier-de-Breteuil, known as the Marquise du Châtelet after her marriage at age 18, was a brilliant ...