Luigi Cerruti: la chimica come impegno civile

The distinctive feature of Luigi Cerruti’s work was undoubtedly its versatility, which translated into the ability to dive with passion into a multiplicity of endeavors with a various character. Cerruti was a historian of chemistry and an epistemologist who, as a firm supporter of the social role of scientists and science, has always combined his academic role with political passion, in the broadest sense of the term, supporting the link between being a scientist and being a citizen. His research career, which we recall here, testifies to an open and dialectical view of chemistry and science