History of Science Society

The U.S. History of Science Society (HSS ) is the first professional society for the scientific study of the history of science. The company was originally founded in 1924 by George Sarton and Lawrence Joseph Henderson with the aim to promote the publication of the journal Isis - a journal for the history of science, the science historian Sarton in 1912 launched.

The company has over 3,000 members worldwide. You are the quarterly " Isis " and the annually published journal " Osiris " out. In addition, a well-attended conference, the Company performs an annual basis.

Current (2007) president of the HSS is Professor Joan Cadden, University of California, Davis.

Awards and recognitions

The HSS supports two special lectures, which are conducted annually:

  • The George Sarton Memorial Lecture, since 1960 ( with an interruption from 1973 to 1975 ) presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science,
  • The History of Science Society Distinguished Lecture (formerly History of Science Society Lecture ), since 1981, presented at the plenary session of the annual meeting of the HSS

In addition, the HSS will award several prizes:

  • The Nathan Reingold Prize, established in 1955, for an outstanding essay in the history of science by students in postgraduate study
  • The George Sarton Medal, awarded since 1955 for outstanding achievements in the field of the History of Science
  • The Pfizer Award ( a medal ), established in 1958, for an outstanding book in the history of science
  • The Derek Price / Rod Webster Award ( formerly Zeitlin - Ver Brugge Prize ) established in 1978, for an excellent article in the journal Isis
  • The Watson Davis and Helen Miles Davis Prize, established in 1985, for a textbook or popular book
  • The Margaret W. Rossiter History of Women in Science Prize, first awarded in 1987, for an outstanding thesis on women in science (the price changes every year between books and magazines )
  • The Joseph H. Hazen Education Prize, established in 1998, for outstanding contributions to the teaching of the history of science
  • The Suzanne J. Levinson Prize, established in 2006, is awarded every two years for a work history of the life sciences and natural history
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