Madeleine Akrich | |
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| Born | March 4, 1959 |
| Occupation | Sociologist |
| Organization | Office parlementaire d'évaluation des choix scientifiques et technologiques |
| Known for | Science and technology studies, Actor-Network Theory |
| Notable work | "The de-scription of technical objects" (1992) |
| Awards | Médaille d'argent du CNRS (2016) Officier de l'ordre national du Mérite(2017) |
Madeleine Akrich (born 4 March 1959) is a French sociologist of technology. She served as the director of the Center for the Sociology of Innovation at Mines ParisTech from 2003 to 2013.[1] She is known for developing actor–network theory (ANT) with Bruno Latour, Michel Callon, John Law and others.