British Society for the History of Science
| Abbreviation | BSHS |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1947 |
| Website | bshs |
The British Society for the History of Science (BSHS) was founded in 1947 by Francis Butler, Joan Eyles and Victor Eyles.[1][2]
Overview
[edit]It is Britain's largest learned society devoted to the history of science, technology, and medicine. The society's aim is to bring together people with interests in all aspects of the field, and to publicise relevant ideas within the wider research and teaching communities and the media. Its mission statement states the society will strive "to foster the understanding of the history and social impact of science, technology and medicine in all their branches in the academic and the wider communities, and to provide a national focus for the discipline."[3]
Publications are a key feature of the society's professional activity. Print publications include:
- The British Journal for the History of Science (BJHS): a peer-reviewed quarterly academic journal, including articles and reviews of the latest books in the history of science, technology and medicine[4]
- BJHS Themes: a peer-reviewed open access academic journal, an annual themed collection of articles[5]
- Viewpoint: magazine of the society, published three times a year and featuring news and views from across the field[6]
- BSHS Monographs: work of lasting scholarly value that might not otherwise be made available, and aids the dissemination of innovative projects advancing scholarship or education in the field[7]
Other publications are online, including the BSHS List of Theses, and the BSHS Guide to Institutions.[8]
The society also awards several prizes:
- The Singer Prize, awarded every two years for an unpublished research essay by new scholars[9]
- The BSHS Hughes Prize, awarded every two years to the best history of science book written for a popular audience[9]
- The BSHS Slade Prize, awarded between 1999 and 2009 for studies of conceptual innovation or scientific methodology[9]
- The BSHS John Pickstone Prize, awarded every two years to the best scholarly history of science book written in English[9]
Presidents
[edit]Presidents from the Society's founding up to 1997 are reported by Janet Browne in a British Journal for the History of Science article.[10]
- 1946–48 Charles Joseph Singer
- 1949–51 J. R. Partington
- 1951–53 Frank Sherwood Taylor
- 1953–55 H. Hamshaw Thomas
- 1955–57 Herbert Dingle
- 1957–62 E. Ashworth Underwood
- 1962–64 Thomas Martin[11]
- 1964–66 Alistair Cameron Crombie
- 1966–68 Alfred Rupert Hall
- 1968–70 G. J. Whitrow
- 1970–72 W. P. D. Wightman
- 1972–74 John Anthony Chaldecott
- 1974–76 Maurice P. Crosland
- 1976–78 D. W. Waters
- 1978–80 William Hodson Brock
- 1980–82 Robert Fox (historian)
- 1982–84 Jack B. Morrell
- 1984–86 Gerard L'Estrange Turner
- 1986–88 Colin A. Russell
- 1988–90 Robert G. W. Anderson
- 1990–92 Hugh S. Torrens
- 1992–94 Geoffrey Cantor
- 1994–96 D. M. Knight
- 1996–98 John Hedley Brooke
- 1998–2000 Ludmilla Jordanova[12]
- 2000–01 James Arthur Bennett[13]
- 2002–03 Janet Browne[14]
- 2004–06 Peter Bowler[15]
- 2006–08 Frank James[16]
- 2008–09 Jeff Hughes[17]
- 2010–12 Sally Horrocks[18]
- 2012–14 Hasok Chang[18]
- 2014‒16 Gregory Radick[19]
- 2016–18 Patricia Fara[20]
- 2018–20 Tim Boon[21]
- 2020–22 Charlotte Sleigh[22]
- 2022–24 James A. Secord[23]
- 2024–present Chiara Ambrosio[24]
Wikipedia
[edit]The society hosted an editathon at their annual conference in July 2015 at Swansea, which included wiki–skills training, and which resulted in better content on British scientists on Wikipedia.[25][undue weight? – discuss]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Butler-Eyles Travel Grants". Jul 9, 2011. Retrieved Feb 25, 2021.
- ↑ "Butler-Eyles Fund". Viewpoint: 3. Archived from the original on 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ↑ "Mission Statement". Jul 13, 2010. Retrieved Feb 25, 2021.
- ↑ "The British Journal for the History of Science". Cambridge Core. Retrieved Feb 25, 2021.
- ↑ "BJHS Themes". Cambridge Core. Retrieved Feb 25, 2021.
- ↑ "Viewpoint". Jul 9, 2011. Retrieved Feb 25, 2021.
- ↑ "BSHS Monographs Webpage". Archived from the original on Jan 29, 2010. Retrieved Feb 25, 2021.
- ↑ "BSHS Guide to Institutions". Archived from the original on Jan 28, 2010. Retrieved Feb 25, 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 "Prizes". Jan 23, 2010. Retrieved Feb 25, 2021.
- ↑ Browne, Janet (1997). "Officers and council members of the British Society for the History of Science, 1947–97". The British Journal for the History of Science. 30 (1): 77–89. doi:10.1017/S0007087496002919.
- ↑ Gale, A. J. V. (1972). "Thomas Martin". The British Journal for the History of Science. 6: 105. doi:10.1017/S0007087400012188.
- ↑ Jordanova, Ludmilla (2000). "Presidential Address: Remembrance of Science Past". The British Journal for the History of Science. 33 (4): 387–406.
- ↑ "Sarton Medal to Fellow James Bennett". Linacre College, University of Oxford. 2020-07-13.
- ↑ Browne, Janet (2005). "Presidential Address Commemorating Darwin" (PDF). The British Journal for the History of Science. 38 (3): 251–274. doi:10.1017/S0007087405006977.
- ↑ Bowler, Peter (2006). "President's Reflections" (PDF). Viewpoint. 80: 2–3.
- ↑ "UCL Bookshelf: 'An Element of Controversy'". UCL News. 2007-10-31.
- ↑ Hughes, Jeff (2008). "From the President: Jeff Hughes" (PDF). Viewpoint. 87: 4. ISSN 1751-8261.
- 1 2 "24th International Congress of History of Science, Technology and Medicine". The University of Manchester. 2013.
- ↑ Radick, Gregory (2016). "Experimenting with the scientific past" (PDF). British Journal for the History of Science. 49 (2): 153–172. doi:10.1017/S0007087416000339. ISSN 0007-0874.
- ↑ Fara, Patricia (2017). "The past as a work in progress". The British Journal for the History of Science. 51 (1): 1–15.
- ↑ Boon, Tim; Sleigh, Charlotte (2020). "Two BSHS online alternatives to conventional conferences". The British Journal for the History of Science. 53 (4): 553–554.
- ↑ "STS 1Book 2020/21 Event: 'Human' by Charlotte Sleigh and Amanda Rees". University College London, Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 2021.
- ↑ Secord, Jim (2023-11-09). "Update from BSHS President". British Society for History of Science (Archive).
- ↑ Ambrosio, Chiara (6 January 2026). "President's Letter". The British Society for the History of Science.
- ↑ "Expert outreach/BSHS 2015 Conference at Swansea". Wikimedia UK. 2015.