The British Society for the History of Mathematics (BSHM) was founded in 1971 to promote research into the

history of mathematics The history of mathematics deals with the origin of discoveries in mathematics and the mathematical methods and notation of the past. Before the modern age and the worldwide spread of knowledge, written examples of new mathematical developments ...

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 The Joint Mathematical Council (JMC) of the United Kingdom was formed in 1963 to 'provide co-ordination between the Constituent Societies and generally to promote the advancement of mathematics and the improvement of the teaching of mathematics'. ...

of the United Kingdom. The Society's journal, the British Journal for the History of Mathematics, is published on behalf of BSHM by

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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 Jimmy Soni is an American author and former managing editor of ''The Huffington Post''. He is best known for ''A Mind at Play'', his biography of Claude Shannon and ''The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Vall ...

& Rob Goodman * 2015: '' The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage'', Sydney Padua. * 2013: '' The History of Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction'',

Jacqueline Stedall Jacqueline Anne "Jackie" Stedall (4 August 1950 – 27 September 2014) was a British mathematics historian. She wrote nine books, and appeared on radio on BBC Radio 4's ''In Our Time'' programme. Early life Stedall was born in Romford, Essex ...

. * 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 ...

'',

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 Reviel Netz (born January 2, 1968) is an Israeli scholar of the history of pre-modern mathematics, who is currently a professor of classics and of philosophy at Stanford University. Life and work Netz was born January 2, 1968, in Tel Aviv, ...

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 Frank Smithies FRSE (1912–2002) was a British mathematician who worked on integral equations, functional analysis, and the history of mathematics. He was elected as a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1961. He was an alumnus and an ...

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

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