Marie Boas Hall
Encyclopedia
Marie Boas Hall was a historian.
She won the George Sarton Medal
, the most prestigious award of the History of Science Society
, together with her husband Alfred Rupert Hall
in 1981.
She won the George Sarton Medal
George Sarton Medal
The George Sarton Medal is the most prestigious award given by the History of Science Society. It has been awarded annually since 1955. It is awarded to an historian of science from the international community who became distinguished for "a lifetime of scholarly achievement" in the field...
, the most prestigious award of the History of Science Society
History of Science Society
The History of Science Society is the primary professional society for the academic study of the history of science.It was founded in 1924 by George Sarton and Lawrence Joseph Henderson, primarily to support the publication of Isis, a journal of the history of science Sarton had started in 1912....
, together with her husband Alfred Rupert Hall
Alfred Rupert Hall
Alfred Rupert Hall was a prominent British Historian of Science notably renown for editing a valuable collection of Isaac Newton's unpublished scientific papers and publishing Newton's correspondence, in 1977.-Life:He went to Christ's College, Cambridge, in 1938 to study history, but his studies...
in 1981.
Works
- The scientific renaissance, 1450-1630 ISBN 0486281159
- Henry Oldenburg: Shaping the Royal Society ISBN 0198510535
- Nature and Nature's Laws. Documents of the Scientific Revolution.
- Promoting Experimental Learning: Experiment and the Royal Society, 1660-1727 ISBN 0521892651
- All Scientists Now: The Royal Society in the Nineteenth Century ISBN 0521892635
- The mechanical philosophy
See also
- History of science in the RenaissanceHistory of science in the RenaissanceDuring the Renaissance, great advances occurred in geography, astronomy, chemistry, physics, mathematics, manufacturing, and engineering. The rediscovery of ancient scientific texts was accelerated after the Fall of Constantinople in 1453, and the invention of printing which would democratize...