Abraham Pais Prize for History of Physics
Encyclopedia
The Abraham Pais Prize for History of Physics is an award given each year since 2005 jointly by the American Physical Society
and the American Institute of Physics
for "outstanding scholarly achievements in the history of physics
". The prize is named after Abraham Pais
(1918-2000), science historian and particle physicist; as of 2007 it is valued at $10,000.
American Physical Society
The American Physical Society is the world's second largest organization of physicists, behind the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the world renowned Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than 20...
and the American Institute of Physics
American Institute of Physics
The American Institute of Physics promotes science, the profession of physics, publishes physics journals, and produces publications for scientific and engineering societies. The AIP is made up of various member societies...
for "outstanding scholarly achievements in the history of physics
History of physics
As forms of science historically developed out of philosophy, physics was originally referred to as natural philosophy, a term describing a field of study concerned with "the workings of nature".-Early history:...
". The prize is named after Abraham Pais
Abraham Pais
Abraham Pais was a Dutch-born American physicist and science historian. Pais earned his Ph.D. from University of Utrecht just prior to a Nazi ban on Jewish participation in Dutch universities during World War II...
(1918-2000), science historian and particle physicist; as of 2007 it is valued at $10,000.
Recipients
- 2011 Silvan Schweber
- 2010 Russell McCormmach
- 2009 Stephen G. Brush
- 2008 Gerald HoltonGerald HoltonGerald Holton is Mallinckrodt Research Professor of Physics and Research Professor of the History of Science, Emeritus, at Harvard University.Born 1922 in Berlin, he grew up in Vienna before emigrating in 1938...
- 2007 Max Jammer
- 2006 John L. HeilbronJohn L. HeilbronJohn Lewis Heilbron, born 17 March 1934, is an American historian of science best known for his work in the history of physics and the history of astronomy...
- 2005 Martin J. KleinMartin J. KleinMartin J. Klein was a science historian of 19th and 20th century physics. At Yale University, he was the Eugene Higgins emeritus professor of the history of physics and an emeritus professor of physics...
External links
- Abraham Pais Prize for History of Physics, American Physical Society