The British Society for the History of Science (BSHS) was founded in 1947 by Francis Butler,

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Victor Eyles Dr Victor Ambrose Eyles FRSE FGS (1895–1978) was a British geologist and science historian. He was the founder of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History in 1936. Joan Eyles, his wife, donated the Eyles Collection, their collect ...

Overview

It is Britain's largest learned society devoted to the

history of science The history of science covers the development of science from ancient times to the present. It encompasses all three major branches of science: natural, social, and formal. Science's earliest roots can be traced to Ancient Egypt and Meso ...

technology Technology is the application of knowledge to reach practical goals in a specifiable and reproducible way. The word ''technology'' may also mean the product of such an endeavor. The use of technology is widely prevalent in medicine, scien ...

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medicine Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pr ...

. 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." Publications are a key feature of the society's professional activity. Print publications include: *''

The British Journal for the History of Science ''The British Journal for the History of Science'' (a.k.a. ''BJHS'') is an international academic journal published quarterly by Cambridge University Press in association with the British Society for the History of Science. It was founded under ...

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peer-reviewed Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work ( peers). It functions as a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer revie ...

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academic journal An academic journal or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as permanent and transparent forums for the presentation, scrutiny, and ...

, including articles and reviews of the latest books in the history of science, technology and medicine *''BJHS Themes'': a

open access Open access (OA) is a set of principles and a range of practices through which research outputs are distributed online, free of access charges or other barriers. With open access strictly defined (according to the 2001 definition), or libre op ...

, an annual themed collection of articles *''Viewpoint'': magazine of the society, published three times a year and featuring news and views from across the field *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 Other publications are online, including the ''BSHS List of Theses'', and the ''BSHS Guide to Institutions''. The society also awards several prizes: *The Singer Prize, awarded every two years for an unpublished research essay by new scholars *The BSHS Hughes Prize, awarded every two years to the best history of science book written for a popular audience *The BSHS Slade Prize, awarded between 1999 and 2009 for studies of conceptual innovation or scientific methodology *The BSHS John Pickstone Prize, awarded every two years to the best scholarly history of science book written in English

Wikipedia

The society hosted an editathon at their annual conference in July 2015 at

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* {{authority control Organizations established in 1947 Learned societies of the United Kingdom History of science organizations 1947 establishments in the United Kingdom