Prizes

The BSHS encourages good quality history of science by organising and judging three prestigious biennial prizes, two of which are awarded by the Society:

• The Singer Prize is awarded by the BSHS every two years to the author of an unpublished essay based on original research into any aspect of the history of science, technology, or medicine. The Prize is intended for younger scholars or entrants into the profession. Entries are now invited for the 2008 Prize. [More information].

• The Dingle Prize is awarded to the best book in the history of science (broadly construed) published in English and which is accessible to a wide audience of non-specialists. Judging for the 2007 competition has now been completed and the Outreach and Education Committee are delighted to announce that the winner is Philip Ball Elegant Solutions: Ten Beautiful Experiments in Chemistry (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2005). The prize will be presented at a public lecture at the Royal Institution on 10 July at 7.30 pm. [For more information and to book tickets].

• The Ivan Slade Prize is awarded biennially to the writer of an essay (published or unpublished) that makes the best critical study of an episode in the history of science focused on conceptual innovation or scientific methodology. The next competition will take place later this year.