The BSHS Pickstone Prize – call for nominations

Nominations are now open for the BSHS Pickstone Prize, awarded every two years to the best scholarly book in the history of science (broadly construed) in English. The Prize aims to recognize pioneering works that advance the scholarly understanding and interpretation of the scientific past. In focusing on academic books, it complements the Society’s [...]

By |2024-01-16T14:38:01+00:00January 16th, 2024|BSHS Announcements, News, Pickstone Prize, Prizes|Comments Off on The BSHS Pickstone Prize – call for nominations

Hughes Prize Winner 2023 Keith Wailoo – Pushing Cool

BSHS Reveals the winner of the BSHS Hughes Prize for 2023 The 2023 Hughes Prize for an accessible book in the history of science is awarded to Keith Wailoo for the book Pushing Cool. Big Tobacco, Racial Marketing, and the Untold Story of the Menthol Cigarette. The Jury of the BSHS Hughes Prize said: [...]

By |2023-09-04T14:32:47+00:00September 1st, 2023|BSHS Announcements, Hughes Prize, News, Prizes|Comments Off on Hughes Prize Winner 2023 Keith Wailoo – Pushing Cool

Hughes Prize Shortlisting

The British Society for the History of Science (BSHS) has unveiled the shortlist for its Hughes Prize. Six exceptional books will now be read by judges before the winner is revealed later this year. The shortlisted works include a history of menthol cigarettes as a means of revealing networks of corporate exploitation and racial [...]

By |2023-07-19T06:08:09+00:00July 19th, 2023|BSHS Announcements, Hughes Prize, News, Prizes|Comments Off on Hughes Prize Shortlisting

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