The circumstances and motivations leading to the creation in 1991 of the “Curso Experimental de Ciências Moleculares” (Molecular Science Experimental Course) at the University of São Paulo are reconstructed on the base of published testimonies of its creators. They are then considered in view of the successes and difficulties which were met along the maturing of the course.
Keywords:
Molecular Science; Experimental Course; Multidisciplinarity
