SCIENTIFIC AND DIDACTICS CURRICULUM
RAFFAELE PISANO

In Brief. Born in 1970, (full) lauream in Physics (University of Naples “Federico II”), with a dissertation history of thermodynamics: Sadi Carnot’s thermodynamics: a new interpretation based on logics and mathematics. He has a Ph.D (University of Rome “La Sapienza”) with a research in history of mechanics: The role played by mechanical science in the architects and engineers design in the Renaissance. He also is multi‐specialized (School of teaching physics and mathematics specialization, University of Naples “Federico II”), teaching of physics and mathematics. He teaches history of science as temporary professor at SSIS – University of Udine and physics in Latina (Rome), didactic of mathematics and history of science in various education courses and P.O.N for teachers and scholars. He also is "associated to research" in history of science: The science of equilibrium from Middle Ages to Renaissance, Dept. Of Ingegneria Strutturale e Goetecnica, Faculty "Valle Giulia", Università di Roma "La Sapienza" and Post-Doc Research

Fellow at Centre François Viète, Université de Nantes, France.
He was Member of the Italian National council AIF – Association for the teaching of Physics (2005‐08) and currently he is Member (since 2006) of steering committee of ESHS ‐ European Society for the History of Science. He has been a member of the Group for the history of science directed by Antonino Drago at Naples, University “Federico II”. He is member of Editorial Boards of International Journal Of Baltic Science Education. He published papers for international and national reviews using as interpretation categories the logic and the discovery of mathematics studying history of the foundations of physical and mathematical sciences.

AREAS OF RESEARCH AND TEACHING
History, foundations and epistemology of Physics (XV‐XX sec.)
History, foundations and epistemology of Mathematics (XV‐XVI cent; XIX‐XX cent.)
Teaching mathematics and physical sciences

PARTICULAR TOPICS OF INTEREST
History and Foundations of Mechanical science in Architects and Engineers design in the Renaissance
Logical organization of the scientific theories and their choice for a kind of infinite in mathematics
Epistemology and Foundations of Chemistry‐Physics, Mathematics‐Physics, Logics‐Phyisics
History and Foundations of Sadi Carnot ‘s Thermodynamics
Epistemology of Julus‐Henri Poincaré (in Physics)
Epistemology of first years of 1900 (Birth of quantum mechanics; Relativity
Interdisciplinary in mathematical and physical sciences for a cultural base of teaching

SOME DETAILS OF MINE EXTRACTED BY FULL CV WITH REGARDS EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND TEACHING.
Personal details • Born in Pozzuoli (Naples, Italy) 18‐February 1970
Single
Military absolved
Italian

Post  - doctorate

Post-Doc Research Fellow

2009-2010
Centre François Viète, Université de Nantes, France

Post – Lauream Ph.D, Doctor of Philosophy
• University of Rome, “La Sapienza”. Thesis in history and foundations of mechanical
science: the role played by mechanical science in the architects and engineers design in
the Renaissance. (main advisor Prof. Capecchi D., University of Rome “La Sapienza”,
Faculty of architecture of “Valle Giulia”; in collaboration with Max Planck Institute for
the History of Science, Prof. Dr. J. Renn, Berlin).
• Visiting Ph.D student, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin, 2006

• Fellowship Speaker at 2006 European Congress for the History of science, ESHS, Krakow,
Set. 2006
• Fellowship Visiting Ph.D student, Centre of mathematical research "Ennio De Giorgi”‐
Scuola Normale di Pisa for “The Scientific Revolutions of the XVI and XVII Centuries,
Pisa, 12 th September 2005 – 14th December 2005
• Grant for Speaker at 2001 European Summer Meeting of the Association of Symbolic
Logic (ASL), Logic Colloquium 2001, University of Technology Wien, 6‐11 th August

Certifications and license for the teaching of Physics and mathematics
• Certificated Professor for “Physics” (A038 code)
• Certificated Professor for “Mathematics and Physics” (A049 code)
• Certificated Professor for “Mathematics” (A047 code)
• Certificated Professor for “Applied Mathematics” (A048 code)

School of specialization
• School of Specialization for teaching of the Physics, Mathematics and Informatics,
F.I.M., SICSI, “University Federico II of Naples”. Thesis in didactics of Physics: Experience
on the teaching of the Thermodynamics oriented In didactic computer science to the
use of the technologies (39,000 words Supervisor: Prof. Valerio F.) Thesis in didactics of
Mathematics and Physics: Experience on the teaching of the Exponential Function
oriented in didactic computer science to the use of the Technologies (ca. 39,000 words
Supervisor: Prof. Valerio F.)

Education Graduate (complete Lauream) in Physics ‐ faculty of Physics MM. FF. NN., “University
Federico II of Naples”. Thesis in Thermodynamics: Sadi Carnot's Thermodynamics: a
new interpretation based on Logic and Mathematics (ca. 70,000 words Supervisor: Prof.
A. Drago) and “Tesina” in Quantum Optics‐Electronics: Revelation and generation of
twin bundles with a crystal KTP – state solid Laser Nd/YAG Supervisor (Prof. S.
Solimeno),

Foreign languages English: good ‐ spoken and written
French: slight ‐ spoken and written
Italian: mother tongue
Latin: good

Computer knowledge Theoretical knowledge:
• XML
• UML
• Programming Foundations
• Object Oriented programming
• Software Engineering
• Database Theory

Reference in Associations and Societies
1. BSHS, Member of the British Society for the History of Science
2. ESHS, Member of European Society for the History of Science
3. ASL, Member of International Association of Symbolic Logic
4. HOPOS, Member of The International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science
5. AMS, associated to American mathematical society
6. SFHST, Member of Société Française d’Historie des Sciences et des Techniques
7. SISFA, Member of the Italian Society for History of Physics and Astronomy
8. SIF, Member of the Italian Society of Physics
9. AIF, Member of the Italian Association for Physics Teaching
10. MATHESIS, Member of the Italian Society of mathematical and Physical Science
11. SISM, Member of the Italian Society of History of Mathematics
12. SISS, Member of Italian Society for the History of Science
13. HSS, Member of (American) History of Science Society
14. UMI, Member of the Italian Union Mathematicians
15. CE&HPC, Member of Bulgarian Society for the chemistry education and history and philosophy of chemistry
16. EPS, Member of European Society of Physics
17. SMI – Member of Società meterologica Italiana

Member of Steering Committee of ESHS ‐ European Society for the History of Science
2005‐08. Member of Steering Committee of AIF ‐ Association for physics teaching
Chief‐in head of AIF Latina division
Didactic director of the Latina school systems, Latina (Rome)

Specialization courses

2004
Didactic specialization, “Tutor at School”, Latina provincial Administration, STEP, Latina, 29/04‐04/06
2003
international summer School, “History of Physics”, EMFCSC, Foundation and Centre for
scientific Culture, Director: Prof. W. R. Shea, Erice (Pa), 16‐20 July
2001
Summer School, “History and Philosophy of Physics”, SIFLS, University of Urbino, 17‐21
September
“IELTS”, International English Language Testing System, academic attested of
knowledge of the English language, British Council, Naples
1990
Knowledge certificate of the English language “Advanced II”, University of La Verne,
Nato, Naples

Speaker on invite

2009

1. Speaker on Invite Quale paradigma per la storia dell’astronomia? Mathesis Gioia - Politecnico di Bari, 09 May, Bari.
2. Speaker on invite Galileo: Sul Trattato di Fortificazione e la scienza meccanica nel Rinascimento, First Roma Workshop on Past and Present Perceptions of Science Galileo  and the Renaissance Scientific Discourse, 6 Maggio, Roma
3. Speaker on invite: Niccolò Tartaglia e le matematiche disfide nell’architettura del ‘500, Seminario didattico, Facoltà di Architettura, Valle Giulia, University  of Roma “La Sapienza”, 27 Marzo.
4. Speaker on invite in Scienza e letteratura: le narrazioni della scienza, Liceo scientifico Labriola-AIF Ostiense-Collegio didattico, Università Roma TRE, Relation: Sulla storia dell’astronomia. Riflessioni epistemologiche, 9-10 febbraio, Roma
5. Speaker on invite at Colloque International Gabrie Lamé 2009, Tours 1795 - Paris 1870. Relation: “Lamé: Leçons sur la théorie analytique de la chaleur. Epistemological reflexions”, Centre François Viète - Université de Nantes et Maison des Sciences de l’Homme de Nantes, 15-16-17 janvier

2008
1. Speaker on invite: Relation: “Why Geometry? The geometry of XIX cent.: from Monge to
Poncelet”. 03 Oct., IT IS “G. Ferraris”, Napoli.
2. Speaker and Chair at Round‐Table, "Qual è il ruolo culturale e interdisciplinare del
linguaggio matematico delle scienze fisiche?", 7 Maggio, IIS "G.Marconi", Latina
3. Speaker and Chair at 1° Interdivision AIf‐Jommelli, Relation: "Qual è la matrice culturale
della scienza che insegniamo?", 19, maggio, Ist. Jommelli, Aversa, (Ce).
4. Speaker on invite for conference by Prof. Dr. Eberhard Knobloch Reserach colloquies:
Relation: “The role played by Mechanical Science during the Architect and Engineers
design in the Renaissance”, Institut für Philosophie, Wissenschaftstheorie,
Wissenschafts‐und Technikgeschichte, Technische Universität, 23 Jan., Berlin
5. Speaker on invite by Prof. Aldo Altamore for Teacher retraining course in secondary
school, Relation: “Epistemological reflections about the birth of modern physics” In:
l’apprendimento significativo della fisica Quantistica: prospettive e proposte per un
percorso didattico interdisciplinare” 18 Marzo, Università di Roma 3

2007
1. Speaker on invite for conference: “The image of a new perspective for science(? )“,
ITAS “E. Di Savoia”, 12 June , Naples

2006
1. Speaker on invite and Chairman at Workshop LS Marconi/AIF Latina, Relation:
“Scientific education. Work hypothesis”, 18 March, Latina

2005
1. Speaker on invite at AIF Latina II Workshop, Relation: “About the role played by the
principles in the physics and mathematics by J.H. Poincaré”, 6 Dec. May, LS G.B.
Grassi", Latina
2. Speaker on invite at AIF Latina Workshop, Relation: “The origin of the cycle by Sadi
Carnot. A distant foundation in the voltaic pile?”, 19 May, ITG "A. Sani", Latina
3. Speaker on invite at AIF Latina conference: “How many principles are in Sadi Carnot
thermodynamics?”, 06 April, ITG "A. Sani", ITG "A. Sani", Latina
4. Speaker on invite at AIF Latina Conference: “Epistemological reflections about
Torricelli principle in mechanics”, 21 March, ITG "A. Sani", Latina
5. Speaker on invite at the Round‐Table AIF/Mathesis, WYP 2005…, History of physics
culture and school, 19 February., ITG "A. Sani", Latina

2004
1. Speaker on invite ‐ Mathesis Latina section conference “Common language and
mathematical logic?”, ASPASIA, 14 December

Publications on International Journals

1. 2009. “Gabriel Lamé and the role played by physics‐mathematics in the XIX century”,
in Sabix: International Colloque Gabriel Lamé: Evelyne Barbin (ed.), in press (with
Danilo Capecchi)
2. 2009. “Continuity and discontinuity. Epistemological inquiries based on the use of
categories in history of science”, in Organon, Polish Academy of Sciences, pre‐print
(with Ilaria Gaudiello)

3. 2009. Publication: “Towards High Qualification For Science Education. The Loss Of Certainty”, Int.Journal  of Baltic Science Education, in press.
4. 2009. Publication: “Continuity and discontinuity. On method in Leonardo da Vinci’
mechanics ”, in Organon, in press.
5. 2008. Publication: “A history of chemistry à la koyré? Introduction and setting of an
epistemological problem”, Khimiya Journal, Issue 2, Vol. 17, 143‐161
6. 2007. Publication: “La teoria dei baricentri di Torricelli come fondamento della statica”,
Physis ‐ Rivista Internazionale di Storia della Scienza, Vol. XLIV, (1), 1‐29 (with Danilo
Capecchi)
7. 2006. Publication: “Mathematics of Logic and Logic of Mathematics. Critical problems
in History of Science", The Bulletin of Symbolic Logic, Vol. 12, (2 ), 358
8. 2004. Publication: “Interpretation and reconstruction of Sadi Carnot’s Réflexions
through original sentences belonging to non‐classical logic”, Fond. Ronchi, LIX (5), 615‐
644 (with Antonino Drago)
9. 2002. Publication: “S. Carnot’s Réflexions: a theory based on non‐classical Logic”, The
Bulletin Symbolic Logic, A. R. Blass (ed.), n. 8 (with Antonino Drago)

Submit to Internationals Journals
10. 2008. Publication: “On Principles In Sadi Carnot’s Theory (1824). An Epistemological
Inquiry”, Centaurus ID: CNT‐OA‐Jul‐08‐0038.
11. 2008. Publication: “Reflections on torricelli’s principle in the mechanical science.
epistemology of the centre of gravity, Centaurus ID: CNT‐OA‐Dec‐08‐0049‐
(with Danilo Capecchi)

Publications on Italian National Journals
12. 2007. Publication: “La novità del rapporto fisica‐matematica nelle Réflexions di Sadi
Carnot”, Atti Fond. Ronchi, 497‐525 ( with Antonino Drago)
13. 2007. Publication: “Meccanica ed architettura nel Rinascimento. Note su Leonardo da
Vinci, Epistemologia e didattica, 2, 197‐219 (with Federica di Pietrantonio)
14. 2006. Publication: “La Science et la Hypothèse di J‐H. Poincaré. Note epistemologiche”,
in Epistemologia e didattica, 279‐300
15. 2005. Publication: “Si può insegnare la pluralità delle logiche?, Periodico di
Matematiche, (1), pp. 41‐58
16. 2005. Publication: “La nota matematica nelle "Rèflexions sur la Puissance motrice du
feu" di Sadi Carnot: interpretazione del calcolo con il metodo sintetico" in Quaderni di
Storia della Fisica, Giornale di Fisica, (13), 37‐58 (with Antonino Drago)
17. 2000. Publication: “Interpretazione e ricostruzione delle Réflexions di Sadi Carnot
mediante la logica non‐classica”, Giornale di Fisica, vol. 40, 195‐217 (with Antonino
Drago)

Publications on International Volumes
18. 2008. Publication: “The history of science and scientific education. Problems and
perspectives“ in Problems of education in the 21st century” ‐ ISSN 1822‐7864, 145‐158
(with Ada Guerriero)

Proceedings of International congresses

19. 2009. “The scientific approach in historical discourse”, Proceedings of ESHS 3rd
Conférence, Vienna,in press (with Ilaria Gaudiello)
20. 2009. “ On method in Galileo Galilei’ mechanics ”, in Proceedings of ESHS 3rd
Conférence, Vienne,in press

21. 2007. Publication: Évariste Galois’ algebraic theory, epistemological reflections and
educational elements, European Summer University on The History And Epistemology In
Mathematics Education, 147‐148.
22. 2007. Publication: "Brief history of centre of gravity theory. Epistemological notes" in
Proceedings of 2nd ESHS Congress, Krakow, 934‐941.

Publications on Italian National Volumes
23. 2008. Publication: “Si può formalizzare la relazione scienze religioni?”, Scienze e
Religioni. Ipotesi di studio e prospettive, Uniservice, Trento, 207‐220

Proceedings of National Italian workshops and congresses
24. 2009. Publication: “Galileo Galilei. Epistemological reflections on resistance of bodies”,
in Proceedings SISFA 2008, in press
25. 2008. Publication: “Note storiche sul superamento della teoria del calorico in Sadi
Carnot”, XXV Congr. SISFA 2005, C22.1‐C22.6 (with Antonino Drago)
26. 2008. Publication: “La meccanica in Italia nei primi anni del Cinquecento. Il contributo
di Niccolò Tartaglia”, XXV Congr. SISFA 2005, C17.1‐C17.6 (with Danilo Capecchi)
27. 2008. Publication: “Leonardo da Vinci. Recenti riflessioni storico‐epistemologiche sulla
deformabilità dei corpi”, Atti del XLVI Congresso nazionale AIF, 120‐129 (with Danilo
Capecchi)
28. 2007. Publication: “Il principio di Torricelli prima di Torricelli”, in Atti del XXIV
Congresso Nazionale di Storia della Fisica e dell’Astronomia, Napoli‐Avellino, 107‐112
(with Danilo Capecchi)
29. 2007. Publication: "Una indagine epistemologica tra XVIII e XIX sec. Breve introduzione
e posizione del problema", Atti XLV Congresso AIF‐2006, 103‐114
30. 2007 Publication: “Note sui Principes de Thérmodynamique di P. de Saint Robert in Atti
del XXIV Congresso Nazionale di Storia della Fisica e dell’Astronomia, Napoli‐Avellino,
129‐134
31. 2007. Publication: “Il ruolo della scienza archimedea nei lavori di meccanica di
Galilei e di Torricelli, in atti del XXVI Congr. SISFA, in press

32. 2007. Publication: “Il ruolo della scienza nella trasformazione delle cinta murarie fortificate del Cinquecento”, in Atti SISFA 2007, in press. (con Danilo Capecchi)
33. 2007. Publication: “Riflessioni sulla geometria nella teoria della relatività”, in atti
del XXVI Congr. SISFA (with Ferdinando Casolaro), in press
34. 2004. Publication: “Quanti sono i principi della termodinamica?”, Atti del XLIII
Congresso nazionale A.I.F, Salice Terme, (PV), 203‐211
35. 2004. Publication: “Il rapporto fisica‐matematica. Problemi critici”, Atti del Congresso
Nazionale della Mathesis, Nettuno (Roma), 399‐420
36. 2003. Publication: “Il ciclo di S. Carnot e la Pila di A. Volta”, in Atti del XXIII Congresso
Nazionale di Storia della Fisica e dell’Astronomia, 327‐348
37. 2001. Publication: “L’interpretazione della nota matematica nelle Réflexions sur la
Puissance Motrice du Feu, (1824) di S. Carnot”, Atti del XX Congresso Nazionale di Storia
della Fisica e dell’Astronomia, Napoli, 205‐230

Activities as Editor

38. 2008. Scienze e Religioni. Il ruolo delle scienze naturali, ipotesi di studio e prospettive.
ISBN: 978‐88‐6178‐052‐1, Uniservice editore (with Rafael Pascual)
39. 2009. Qual è il ruolo culturale ed interdisciplinare delle scienze fisiche e matematiche?
Ipotesi e prospettive, pre‐print ISSN: 1974‐1162, Laveglia editore (with Giuseppina Ferriello)

Publications in pre‐print

40. 2009. “Historical inquiring on geometry-relativity relationship based on Riemann’s model”

Activities as Editorial Boards
From 2009. Referee for International Journal of Baltic Science Education

Employment history

A.A 2009-2010
Post-Doc Research Fellow at Centre François Viète, Université de Nantes, France.

A.Y. 2008‐09
• Professor (temporary) of history of physics SSIS, University of UDINE
S.Y. 2008‐09
• Professor of physics, IIS “G. Marconi”, Latina
PON 2008‐09
• Professor of history of science, PON ‐ Ist. "G. Ferraris", October 2008, Naples
S.Y. 2004‐08
• Professor of physics, secondary school, Latina
PON 2008
• Professor of didactics of mathematics, PON – Direzione didattica Arienzo (Ce) April‐June
• Professor of history of science, PON ‐ Ist. "G. Ferraris", May‐June Naples
Since 2006
• Didactic director of Rete di Scuole (Net school) for the school Pole in Latina
2000‐2004
• Researcher and member of the Group of History of Physics, Dept. of Phys. Science,
Univ. Federico II of Naples
2000‐2003
• Member of a group of study in Scientific Museum, Dept. of Physical Science, University
Federico II of Naples: management database early instruments