History of Science Society

Awards and recognition

• The George Sarton Memorial Lecture, delivered at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science since 1960
• The History of Science Society Distinguished Lecture, delivered at a plenary session of the annual meeting of the HSS since 1981

• The Suzanne J. Levinson Prize, established in 2006, is awarded biennially for a book in the history of the life sciences and natural history
• The Nathan Reingold Prize, established in 1955, for an outstanding essay in the history of science written by a graduate student
• The Derek Price/Rod Webster Prize, established in 1978, for an outstanding article in Isis
• The Margaret W. Rossiter History of Women in Science Prize, first awarded in 1987, for an outstanding work on the subject of women in science
• The Joseph H. Hazen Education Prize, established in 1998, for outstanding contributions to teaching history of science
• The Watson Davis and Helen Miles Davis Prize, established in 1985, for a textbook or popular book on the history of science
• The Pfizer Award, established in 1958, for an outstanding book in the history of science
• The George Sarton Medal, first awarded in 1955, for lifetime achievement in the history of science