Historians of science attending the 2007 HSS meeting in Washington, D. C.

The History of Science Society (HSS) is the primary professional society for the academic study of the history of science. The history of science and technology ( HST) is a field of History which examines how humanity's understanding of the natural world ( Science It was founded in 1924 by George Sarton and Lawrence Joseph Henderson, primarily to support the publication of Isis, a journal of the history of science started by Sarton in 1912. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Alfred Leon Sarton (1884-1956 was a Belgian -American Polymath, historian of science, and father of the writer May Sarton. Lawrence Joseph Henderson (b June 3 1878 Lynn Massachusetts &ndash d Isis is an Academic journal published by The University of Chicago Press devoted to the History of science, History of medicine They have over 3,000 members worldwide, and publish the quarterly journal Isis as well as the yearly Osiris, and have a well-attended yearly conference. Founded in 1936 by George Sarton, '''''Osiris''''' is a scholarly annual published by the University of Chicago Press which examines emerging research in the History

The current president of HSS is University of California, Davis professor Joan Cadden. The University of California Davis, commonly known as UC Davis, or just UCD, is a public coeducational university located in the city of Davis,

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 since 1960 (with a break from 1973 to 1975)
• The History of Science Society Distinguished Lecture (formerly the History of Science Society Lecture), delivered at a plenary session of the annual meeting of HSS since 1981

In addition, 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
• The Nathan Reingold Prize, established in 1955, for an outstanding essay in the history of science written by a graduate student
• The Derek Price/Rod Webster Prize (formerly the Zeitlin-Ver Brugge Prize), established in 1978, for an outstanding article in Isis
• The Margaret W. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (or AAAS) is an organization that promotes cooperation between Scientists defends scientific freedom encourages The Suzanne J Levinson Prize is a prize of the History of Science Society, awarded biannually and established 2006 given to the author of "a book in the history of the The Nathan Reingold Prize (formerly Ida & Henry Schuman Prize is given every year to a graduate student for having written an essay in the history of science 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)
• The Joseph H. Hazen Education Prize, established in 1998, for outstanding contributions to teaching history of science
• The Watson Davis and Helen Miles Davis Prize, established in 1985, for a textbook or popular book on the history of science
• The Pfizer Award, established in 1958, for an outstanding book in the history of science (a medal accompanies this award)
• The George Sarton Medal, first awarded in 1955, for lifetime achievement in the history of science

References

• Rossiter, Margaret W. The Pfizer Award is awarded annually by the History of Science Society "in recognition of an outstanding book dealing with the History of science " The George Sarton Medal, an award of the History of Science Society, has been awarded annually since 1955 , ed. Catching Up with the Vision: Essays on the Occasion of the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of the History of Science Society. A Supplement to Isis 90 (1999).

External links

• History of Science Society online