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 [...]
The British Society for the History of Science is pleased to report that the judging panel has shortlisted five outstanding books for the BSHS Pickstone Prize for 2022. The prize is given to the best academic book published in English during the past two years in history of science, medicine and technology. The winner [...]
We're delighted to announce the winner of the Pickstone prize, awarded once every two years for the best English-language scholarly book in the history of science, technology and medicine. The 2020 prize is awarded to: Shinjini Das, Vernacular Medicine in Colonial India: Family, Market and Homoeopathy (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019) The judging panel commented: [...]
