Image Competition

	Joe Cain receives his prize from BSHS President Frank James. The winning entry is to the left, with the runner-up on the right.

The Outreach and Education Committee is pleased to announce the results of its competition for an original image to use in education and outreach work.

The winner is Joe Cain of the Department of Science and Technology Studies, University College London, for his photograph 'Connecting threads' and accompanying commentary. The prize was awarded at the 2007 Annual Conference in Manchester.

The runner-up was Helen-Frances Pilkington, a student at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge, for her entry 'Everyday items, or Newton's experimental instruments'. 

High-resolution versions of the images and the accompanying commentaries are available to download for teaching use:

• Joe Cain's image
• Helen-Frances Pilkington's image

Any questions about this prize should be directed to outreach@bshs.org.uk.