British Society for the History of Science

British Society for the History of Science
Abbreviation BSHS
Formation 1947 (1947)
Website www.bshs.org.uk

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

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.[7]

The Society also awards several Prizes:

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.[9]

External links

References

  1. http://www.bshs.org.uk/grants/butler-eyles-travel-grants
  2. BSHS mission statement
  3. BJHS Webpage at Cambridge University Press
  4. BJHS Themes Webpage at Cambridge University Press
  5. BSHS ViewPoint
  6. BSHS Monographs Webpage
  7. BSHS Guide to Institutions
  8. 1 2 3 4 BSHS Prizes
  9. https://wikimedia.org.uk www.wikimedia.org.uk; accessed 13 July 2015
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