Associations and Organizations
in the History of Science, Technology, or Medicine

British Society for the History of Science -- Britain's largest learned society devoted to the history of science, technology and medicine. The society publishes the British Journal for the History of Science, a newsletter, and a series of monographs. It also hosts conferences, awards prizes, and provides 
information about the profession.  

European Society for the History of Science -- The society's purpose is to promote the preservation of and access to scientific heritage, assist with the teaching of the History of Science, and to help to educate the general public in the historical, cultural, and social aspects of science. The society's journal is called Centaurus, which also publishes special issues devoted to single topics in the history of science, technology, and medicine.

History of Science Society -- Information about the society, its publications, and other features can be found on the "About" page.

Physics History (APS) -- This page on the American Physical Society (APS) web site includes a "century of physics" timeline.

Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) -- SHOT is "dedicated to the historical study of technology and its relations with politics, economics, labor, business, the environment, public policy, science, and the arts."

See also:

• This University of Florida professor's site entitled "History of Science links"
• The "organizations" part of the Medical Library Association's "History of the Health Sciences World Wide Web links" page
• The Scholarly Societies Project, which includes a list of the oldest scholarly societies, 1323-1849
  

History of Science and Technology LIbrarian: 
Sue Vazakas, svazakas@jhu.edu, 410-516-4153

Last revised:  July 21, 2007