The British Society for the History of Science is pleased to announce postgraduate student James Sumner as winner of the 2000 Singer Prize. Sumner, who is in the first year of a PhD at the Division of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Leeds, won the essay-writing competition with a paper on the history of measurement in the brewing industry. BSHS President Dr Jim Bennett will present the 300 prize during the forthcoming BSHS conference on Edwardian Science in Oxford on 21 May . The Singer Prize is awarded by the BSHS every two years to the writer of an unpublished essay based in original research into any aspect of the history of science, technology, or medicine. The Prize is intended for younger scholars or entrants into the profession, and candidates must be either registered for a postgraduate degree course or have completed such in the last two years.
Entry is by no way limited to British nationals.
Winning essays are published in the British Journal for the History of Science at the discretion of the Editor.