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SUMMARY:7th Notes and Records biennial Essay Award
DESCRIPTION:Notes and Records (https://royalsocietypublishing.org/journal/rsnr), the Ro
yal Society journal of the history of science, reports on current research
and archival activities throughout the field of history of science, technol
ogy and medicine.\nThe Notes and Records biennial Essay Award has been runn
ing since 2011 and is open to early career researchers in the history of sc
ience who have completed a postgraduate degree within the last five years.
The winning entry is chosen using the journal's standard criteria for selec
tion, excellence and interest to a wide audience, and published in the jour
nal. Winners of the Essay Award receive a cash prize of £500. One runner-up
also receives a cash prize of £250, while up to three honourable mentions
each receive £100. Additionally, all winners are granted a one-year online
subscription to Notes and Records.\nAnnouncing the 9th Notes and Records Es
say AwardThe competition is open for entries until 11.59pm on 28 February 2
026. For more information, take a look at the terms and conditions (https:/
/royalsocietypublishing.org/rsnr/essay-award) of the competition, including
eligibility and how to enter. If you have any questions, please Questo ind
irizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript p
er vederlo. at any time.\nWinner of the 8th Notes and Records Essay AwardTh
e winner of the 2025 Essay Award is Tracy Wietecha for her entry, ‘From cur
iosity to marvel: the shared experience of the American agave plant by earl
y members of the Leopoldina’. One of the judges stated that ‘it presents a
complex but clear argument; the writing is nuanced, and the author does an
excellent job setting the scene and persuading us that the material (and th
e analysis) is interesting and relevant.'\nEssay award winnersWinning essay
s along with those recognised as runners-up are featured in this special co
llection (https://royalsocietypublishing.org/topic/notes-and-records-essay-
award).\n2025 winner: Tracy Wietecha for 'From curiosity to marvel: the sha
red experience of the American agave plant by early members of the Leopoldi
na’ (to be published)\n2023 winner: Robin S. Reich for 'Ptolemy's Almagest
and the translation of diagrams (https://cassyni.com/events/KUiWUpj491t1CxL
mB7Y5fT)'\n2021 winner: Fiona Amery for 'The disputed sound of the aurora b
orealis: sensing liminal noise during the First and Second International Po
lar Years, 1882–3 and 1932–3'\n2019 winner: Patrick Luiz Sullivan De Olivei
ra for 'Martyrs made in the sky: the Zénith balloon tragedy and the constru
ction of the French Third Republic's first scientific heroes (https://royal
societypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsnr.2019.0022)'\n2015 winner: James F. S
tark for 'Anti-reductionism at the confluence of philosophy and science: Ar
thur Koestler and the biological periphery (https://royalsocietypublishing.
org/doi/10.1098/rsnr.2016.0021)'\n2013 winner: Emily Winterburn for 'Philom
aths, Herschel, and the myth of the self-taught man (https://royalsocietypu
blishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsnr.2014.0027)'\n2011 winner: Daniel Jon Mitchell
for 'Reflecting nature: chemistry and comprehensibility in Gabriel Lippman
n's ‘physical’ method of photographing colours (https://royalsocietypublish
ing.org/doi/10.1098/rsnr.2010.0072)'\n \nLanding page (https://royalsociety
publishing.org/rsnr/essay-award)Tweet (https://url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.co
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Records, the Royal Society journal of the history of science,
reports on current research and archival activities throughout the field o
f history of science, technology and medicine.
The Notes and
Records biennial Essay Award has been running since 2011 and is
open to early career researchers in the history of science who have complet
ed a postgraduate degree within the last five years. The winning entry is c
hosen using the journal's standard criteria for selection, excellence and i
nterest to a wide audience, and published in the journal. Winners of the Es
say Award receive a cash prize of £500. One runner-up also receives a cash
prize of £250, while up to three honourable mentions each receive £100. Add
itionally, all winners are granted a one-year online subscription to <
em>Notes and Records.
Announcing the 9th Notes and Rec
ords Essay Award
The competition is open for entri
es until 11.59pm on 28 February 2026. For more information, t
ake a look at the terms and conditions of the competition, including eligibility and how to enter. If you h
ave any questions, please Qu
esto indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare Java
Script per vederlo. at any time.
Winner of
the 8th Notes and Records Essay Award
The winner
of the 2025 Essay Award is Tracy Wietecha for her entry, ‘From curiosity t
o marvel: the shared experience of the American agave plant by early member
s of the Leopoldina’. One of the judges stated that ‘it presents a complex
but clear argument; the writing is nuanced, and the author does an excellen
t job setting the scene and persuading us that the material (and the analys
is) is interesting and relevant.'
Essay award winners
Winning
essays along with those recognised as runners-up are featured in this
;special collection.
2025 winner: Tracy Wietecha for 'From
curiosity to marvel: the shared experience of the American agave plant by e
arly members of the Leopoldina’ (to be published)
2023 winner: Robin
S. Reich for 'P
tolemy's Almagest and the translation of diagrams'
2021 winner: F
iona Amery for 'The disputed sound of the aurora borealis: sensing liminal noi
se during the First and Second International Polar Years, 1882–3 and 1932–3
'
2019 winner: Patrick Luiz Sullivan De Oliveira for 'Martyrs made i
n the sky: the Zénith balloon tragedy and the construction of the French Th
ird Republic's first scientific heroes'
2015 winner: James F. Sta
rk for 'Anti-reductionism at the confluence of philosophy and science: Arthur
Koestler and the biological periphery'
2013 winner: Emily Winterb
urn for 'Philomaths, Herschel, and the myth of the self-taught man'
2011 winner: Daniel Jon Mitchell for 'Reflecting nature: chemistry and compreh
ensibility in Gabriel Lippmann's ‘physical’ method of photographing colours
'
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