Dingle Prize 2013: Call for Nominations
The British Society for the History of Science invites
book nominations for the 2013 Dingle Prize.
In keeping with the Society's concern to communicate
history of science to broad audiences, the 2013 Dingle Prize will be offered
for the best book in the history of science, technology, and medicine, first
published in English in 2011 or 2012, which is accessible to a wide audience of
non-specialists.
The winning book should present some aspect of the field
in an engaging and comprehensible manner and should also show proper regard for
historical methods and the results of historical research: for example, it
might re-examine a well-known historical incident or achievement, or bring new
perspective to previously neglected figures or fields in the past.
The value of the Dingle Prize is £300. The winner will
also have the opportunity to give a public lecture, organised by the BSHS, on
the subject of their book.
The Prize was established in 1997 to mark the fiftieth
anniversary of the Society, and is named after the mathematician, astronomer
and philosopher of science Herbert Dingle, a founder member of the BSHS. More
information about the prize, including details of past winners, is available at
http://www.bshs.org.uk/prizes/dingle-prize
Nominations for the Prize are invited from both
individuals and publishers. Nominations should be sent to Dr James Stark (j.f.stark@leeds.ac.uk) by 21 JANUARY
2013. Please include full publication details with nominations.
Publishers should send five copies of each of their nominated
book(s) to: Dr James Stark, Leeds Humanities Research Institute, University of
Leeds, LEEDS, LS2 9JT, UK, to arrive by 1 FEBRUARY 2013.
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Dr James F. Stark
Research Fellow
Leeds Humanities Research Institute
29-31 Clarendon Place
University of Leeds, LEEDS, LS2 9JT, UK
t: +44 (0)113 3432021
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