Francois Bordes,his field of expertise is archeology

Francois Bordes

Date of Birth :

December 30, 1919

Place of Birth :

france

Country :

France

Field of Expertise :

archeology

Educational background :

quaternary geology,lithic industries

Acheivements / Contributions :

He published many science fiction novels under his pen name. His books have not been translated into English. On the other hand, in USSR the science fiction of Carsac was very popular. He was translated and published into Russian as well as Bulgarian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Hungarian, Estonian amongst others.

Bibliography :

François Bordes (December 30, 1919 – April 30, 1981), also known by the pen name of Francis Carsac, was a French scientist, geologist, and archaeologist. He was a professor of prehistory and quaternary geology at the Science Faculty of Bordeaux. He deeply renewed the approach of prehistoric lithic industries, introducing statistical studies in typology and expanding the use of experimental flint knapping.