The British Society for the History of Mathematics (BSHM) was founded in 1971 to promote research into the history of mathematics at all levels and to further the use of the history of mathematics in education. The BSHM is concerned with all periods and cultures, and with all aspects of mathematics. It participates in the Joint Mathematical Council of the United Kingdom. The Society's journal, the British Journal for the History of Mathematics, is published on behalf of BSHM by Taylor & Francis.

Neumann Prize

The Neumann prize is awarded biennially by the BSHM for "a book in English (including books in translation) dealing with the history of mathematics and aimed at a broad audience."Neumann prize
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Peter M. Neumann Peter Michael Neumann OBE (28 December 1940 – 18 December 2020) was a British mathematician. His fields of interest included the history of mathematics and Galois theory. Biography Born in December 1940, Neumann was a son of the German-bo ...

, who was a longstanding supporter of and contributor to the society. It carries an award of £600.The previous winners are: *2021: ''The Flying Mathematicians of World War I'', Tony Royle *2019: ''Going Underground'', Martin Beech *2017: ''A Mind at Play'', Jimmy Soni & Rob Goodman * 2015: ''

The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage ''The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Computer'' is a steampunk graphic novel written and drawn by Sydney Padua. It features Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage in an alternative universe where they ...

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Sydney Padua Melina Sydney Padua is a graphic artist and animator based in London, England. She is the author of '' The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage'' steampunk comic, and her animation work appears in several popular Hollywood films. She ...

. * 2013: '' The History of Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction'', Jacqueline Stedall. * 2011: ''

The Math Book ''The Math Book'' (Sterling Publishing, 2009. ) is a book by American author Clifford A. Pickover. Summary The book contains 250 one-page articles on milestones in the history of math. Each article is followed by a related full-page color image ...

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Clifford A. Pickover Clifford Alan Pickover (born August 15, 1957) is an American author, editor, and columnist in the fields of science, mathematics, science fiction, innovation, and creativity. For many years, he was employed at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research ...

. * 2009: ''The Archimedes Codex'', Reviel Netz and William Noel.

Past Presidents of the BSHM

1971–1973: Gerald Whitrow 1974–1976: Clive Kilmister 1977–1979: John Dubbey 1980–1982: Graham Flegg 1983–1985: Frank Smithies 1986–1988:

Ivor Grattan-Guinness Ivor Owen Grattan-Guinness (23 June 1941 – 12 December 2014) was a historian of mathematics and logic. Life Grattan-Guinness was born in Bakewell, England; his father was a mathematics teacher and educational administrator. He gained his bac ...

1989–1991: Eric Aiton 1992–1994: John Fauvel 1995–1996: Steve Russ 1997–1999:

Judith V. Field Judith Veronica Field (born 1943) is a British historian of science with interests in mathematics and the impact of science in art, an honorary visiting research fellow in the Department of History of Art of Birkbeck, University of London, form ...

2000–2002: Peter Neumann 2003–2005:

June Barrow-Green June Barrow-Green (born 1953) is a Professor of History of Mathematics at the Open University and a Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics. Education Barrow-Green obtained a BSc Hons in Mathematics in 1986 and an MSc in Mathemat ...

2006–2008: Raymond Flood 2009–2011: Tony Mann 2012–2014: Robin Wilson 2015 - 2017: Philip Beeley 2018 - 2020: Mark McCartney 2021 - 2023:

Sarah B. Hart Sarah B. Hart is a British mathematician specialising in group theory. She is a former professor of mathematics at Birkbeck, University of London where she was the Head of Mathematics and Statistics until 2022. In 2020, she was appointed to what ...

References

External links

BSHM website
{{authority control Organizations established in 1971 Mathematical societies History of mathematics Learned societies of the United Kingdom 1971 establishments in the United Kingdom