XLV National Congress of the Italian Society for the History of Physics and Astronomy

The Militancy of the Dedalo Publishing House in Bari: il Manifesto, Sapere and More

11 Sept 2025, 12:40

25m

Aula Magna (DIFI-Università di Genova)

Dialogo tra storia, didattica e divulgazione in fisica e astronomia / Dialogue Between History, Teaching and Dissemination in Physics and Astronomy

Speaker

Romano, Luigi (Università degli Studi di Bari)

Description

The Dedalo publishing house in Bari has shown great interest in popularisation of science and political commitment since it began publishing in 1965. The acceptance of il Manifesto, rejected by Einaudi and Feltrinelli, as well as the purchase in 1967 of the seminal magazine "Sapere", the first science popularisation magazine in Italy, are just two examples of the many publications that have made Dedalo present in several areas of society. This contribution intends to make known the activism and continuity, also in the following years, of this dynamic publishing house, also in relation to the Bari area.