British Society for the History of Science

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British Society for the History of Science
AbbreviationBSHS
Formation1947 (1947)
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The British Society for the History of Science (BSHS) was founded in 1947 by Francis Butler, Joan Eyles and Victor Eyles. [1] [2]

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Overview

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:

Other publications are online, including the BSHS List of Theses, and the BSHS Guide to Institutions. [8]

The society also awards several prizes:

Presidents

Wikipedia

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. [13] [ undue weight? discuss ]

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References

  1. "Butler-Eyles Travel Grants". Jul 9, 2011. Retrieved Feb 25, 2021.
  2. "Butler-Eyles Fund". Viewpoint: 3. Archived from the original on 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  3. "Mission Statement". Jul 13, 2010. Retrieved Feb 25, 2021.
  4. "The British Journal for the History of Science". Cambridge Core. Retrieved Feb 25, 2021.
  5. "BJHS Themes". Cambridge Core. Retrieved Feb 25, 2021.
  6. "Viewpoint". Jul 9, 2011. Retrieved Feb 25, 2021.
  7. "BSHS Monographs Webpage". Archived from the original on Jan 29, 2010. Retrieved Feb 25, 2021.
  8. "BSHS Guide to Institutions". Archived from the original on Jan 28, 2010. Retrieved Feb 25, 2021.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Prizes". Jan 23, 2010. Retrieved Feb 25, 2021.
  10. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-for-the-history-of-science/article/thomas-martin/F7CC6ECE6329301555921283CB175535
  11. https://dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/handle/1/3353946/Browne_Officers.pdf?sequence=2
  12. "Presidents". BSHS. 2015-11-03. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
  13. https://wikimedia.org.uk www.wikimedia.org.uk; accessed 13 July 2015