History of Science Society
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| Formation | 1924 |
|---|---|
| Type | Professional Society |
| Headquarters | Science History Institute |
| Location | |
President | Evelynn M. Hammonds |
Key people | John Paul Gutierrez (Executive Director) |
| Subsidiaries | |
| Affiliations | American Council of Learned Societies (member) |
| Website | hssonline |
The History of Science Society (HSS), founded in 1924, is the primary professional society for the academic study of the history of science.[1][2] The society has over 3,000 members worldwide.[3] It publishes the quarterly journal Isis and the yearly journal Osiris, sponsors the IsisCB: History of Science Index,[4] and holds an annual conference. As of January 2024[update], the current president of the HSS is Evelynn M. Hammonds.[5]
History of History of Science
The History of Science Society was founded in 1924[1] by George Sarton,[3] David Eugene Smith,[6] and Lawrence Joseph Henderson,[7] primarily to support the publication of Isis, a journal of the history of science Sarton had started in 1912[8] in Belgium.[9]
George Sarton edited the journal Isis from 1913 until 1952, when he retired. Bernard Cohen served as managing editor of Isis from 1947 to 1952 and took over as editor from 1952 to 1958.[10][11] Subsequent editors of Isis include Harry Woolf, 1959–1963; Robert P. Multhauf, 1964–1978; Arnold Thackray (1979–1985); Charles E. Rosenberg, 1986–1988; Ronald Numbers, 1989–1993;
Thackray also served as editor of Osiris from 1984 to 1994[14] and was responsible to returning it to activity.[15] During its early years in America, the journal was published by the Harvard Printing Office.[10] It has since been edited from the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Chicago, the University of Wisconsin, Cornell, Toronto, Utrecht, and Mississippi State University.[13][2]Papers from the Society are held by The Smithsonian Institution Archives.[16] The History of Science Society's "Forum for the History of the Human Sciences", in 1989, is considered to mark the inclusion of psychology and other social sciences in the history of science.[17][18]
As of June 16, 2022, the
Awards and recognition
HSS sponsors two special lectures annually:
- The George Sarton Memorial Lecture, delivered at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[20][21] since 1960 (with a break from 1973 to 1975)[22]
- The History of Science Society Distinguished Lecture (formerly the History of Science Society Lecture), delivered at a plenary session of the annual meeting of the HSS since 1981[2]
In addition, the HSS awards a number of prizes:
- The Suzanne J. Levinson Prize, established in 2006, is awarded biennially for a book in the history of the life sciences and natural history[23][24]
- The Nathan Reingold Prize (formerly the Henry and Ida Schuman Prize), established in 1955, for an outstanding essay in the history of science written by a graduate student[25][26]
- The Derek Price/Rod Webster Prize (formerly the Zeitlin-Ver Brugge Prize), established in 1978, for an outstanding article in Isis[2][26]
- The Margaret W. Rossiter History of Women in Science Prize, first awarded in 1987, for an outstanding work on the subject of women in science (the prize alternates annually between books and journals)[26]
- The Joseph H. Hazen Education Prize, established in 1998, for outstanding contributions to teaching history of science[26]
- The Watson Davis and Helen Miles Davis Prize, established in 1985, for a textbook or popular book on the history of science[2][26]
- The Pfizer Award, established in 1958, for an outstanding book in the history of science (a medal accompanies this award)[26]
- The George Sarton Medal, first awarded in 1955, for lifetime achievement in the history of science[27][20][26]
See also
References
- ^ a b "History of Science Society". American Council of Learned Societies. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ S2CID 143473403.
- ^ a b "History of the Society". History of Science Society. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "IsisCB Explore".
- ^ "Officers and Committees". History of Science Society. Retrieved 3 Feb 2023.
- PMID 17820122.
- ^ Smith, Charles H. "Henderson, Lawrence Joseph (United States 1878-1942)". Some Biogeographers, Evolutionists and Ecologists: Chrono-Biographical Sketches. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- Rossiter, Margaret W. (1999). Catching Up with the Vision: Essays on the Occasion of the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of the History of Science Society. Chicago, Ill.: University of Chicago Pressfor the History of Science Society.
- S2CID 4092286.
- ^ S2CID 31401544.
- S2CID 144852078– via JSTOR.
- doi:10.1086/715737.
- ^ a b Nicholas, Sarah (21 August 2018). "MSU faculty named first co-editors of History of Science Society". Mississippi State University.
- ^ "Arnold Thackray (1939–)" (PDF). American Chemical Society Division of the History of Chemistry. 2006. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ISSN 0021-1753.
- ^ "Finding Aids to Records of Professional Societies in the Smithsonian Institution Archives Accession 95-160 History of Science Society Editorial Administrative Files, circa 1962-1992 Collection Overview". The Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- PMID 19702484.
- S2CID 253128353.
- ^ Baillie, Katherine Unger (16 June 2022). "Penn and the Science History Institute to serve as new hosts of History of Science Society". Penn Today. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ PMID 11608761.
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- ^ "George Sarton Memorial Lecture in the History and Philosophy of Science - History of Science Society". History of Science Society. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Susan J. Levinson Prize - History of Science Society". History of Science Society. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- JSTOR 10.1086/660216.
- ^ "Alex Clayton Wins Reingold Prize at HSS | U-M LSA Science, Technology, and Society Program (STS)". LSA University of Michigan. November 22, 2022.
- ^ JSTOR 238022.
- S2CID 224841244.
External links
- Official website
- IsisCB Explore: History of Science Index An open access discovery service for the history of science
- History of Science Society, Publications, 1989-1999 from the Smithsonian Institution Archives