Committee chairman: Prof a t dronsfield
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- Celebrating the History of Chemical Information
- SHAC 75 th Anniversary Meeting
- RSC National Chemical Landmarks
- Marie Curie and the History of Radiochemistry
- Environmental Chemistry: An Historical Perspective
- News from the Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF)
- Episode 110
- Previous prize winners include
- CHEM-HIST: History of Chemistry Electronic Discussion Group
- The Commission on the History of Modern Chemistry
You should get a screen that says “Welcome Historical Group”. Click on the “Proceed to requested content option”, and the article should download.’ Alan Dronsfield University of Derby
non-RSCHG members, and another joint meeting which was also well attended.
Burlington House organised by Jack Betteridge and Bill Griffith. For a report see the August 2010 Newsletter, pp. 28-33.
2010 at Burlington House, at the Chemistry Centre and the Geological Society’s lecture theatre. This meeting was in association with the RSC Chemical Information and Computer Applications Group (CICAG) and the CSA Trust. A full report appears in this issue of the Newsletter.
Institution. Although not a joint meeting, a number of RSCHG members attended and enjoyed this celebratory meeting of our sister organisation SHAC (Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry). RSC National Chemical Landmarks: There were three in 2010; the Chairman and Secretary always receive invitations to these and we try to attend or ensure that there is Group representation at them. The award to Sanofi-Aventis at Dagenham, East London on 2
July 2010 was attended by Alan Dronsfield and several members (August 2010 Newsletter pp. 23-25); at the Pfizer award at Sandwich, Kent on 15
October - we were not represented but an account appears in this issue; the Inorganic Chemical Laboratory, Oxford/John Goodenough Landmark Award on 30 November 2010 was attended by Alan Dronsfield and Bill Griffith, and a report by Alan appears in this issue. 2011: This is the UNESCO International Year of Chemistry (IYC) and our main contribution to this will be the March 18 meeting. Marie Curie and the History of Radiochemistry: Friday 18 March 2011, at the Chemistry Centre, jointly with the RSC Radiochemistry group. A flyer is enclosed with this issue: early registration is advised. There is an excellent line-up of speakers; the meeting will be chaired by the President and Chief Executive of the RSC, and will we hope be opened by the French Ambassador. -7-
Joint meeting with the Environmental Chemistry Group (ECG) on Wednesday 26 October 2011 at the Chemistry Centre, Burlington House. Bill Griffith Imperial College London
Andrea Sella’s 2010 Thomas Graham Lecture based on his column in Chemistry World “Classic Kit” can be viewed at: http://lecturecast.ucl.ac.uk/ess/echo/presentation/8997b424-82ef-4c0c-b60c- 9821ed984170 Bill Griffith’s 2009 Thomas Graham Lecture on London chemists at Imperial College and University College London can be found at: http://lecturecast.ucl.ac.uk/ess/echo/presentation/9da277a7-6341-491d-a488- f54586624341
Recent episodes of the Distillations podcast include: Episode 111: A Distillations Carol about the ghosts of chemistry’s past, present and future. Episode 110: Essential Elements - Air Episode 108: Essential Elements - Fire Episode 106: Essential Elements - Water Episode 104: Essential Elements – Earth http://www.chemheritage.org/ The website also includes information on the various events for IYC 2011 which launch in the USA on 1 February 2011. Roy G. Neville Prize The Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF) is now accepting nominations for the 2011 Roy G. Neville Prize. The prize is presented biennially by the CHF to recognize an outstanding published bibliography or biography in the areas of chemistry and related sciences, technologies, or industries (including such topics as alchemy, biomedicine, molecular biology, etc.). The prize will be presented on 13 October 2011, at CHF in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The author of the prize-winning work receives a cash prize, a certificate, and travel expenses to accept the award. -8-
Please keep in mind the following criteria for nominees: The prize may be given to either (1) a monograph that contributes to our bibliographical knowledge of chemistry and related sciences technologies, or industries, in the tradition inaugurated by Henry Carrington Bolton and exemplified in the lifetime achievement of Roy G. Neville; or (2) a major work of biography in the field of chemistry and related sciences, technologies, or industries. The work must be published during a period of five calendar years immediately preceding the year of competition (2006-2010 inclusive). The Neville Prize may not be received in absentia, except under extraordinary conditions as approved by the president of CHF. The recipient is expected to deliver an address at the award ceremony. The work must be originally published in English. The work may not be a reprint of an earlier work, a new or amended edition of an earlier work, or a translation. If a biography, it must be an original work with new insights to offer and should present a full picture of the life of one or more individuals (or things); it may not be a short biographical memoir or an encyclopaedia or dictionary compilation or entry. If a biography, the work may be a collective biography on more than one individual (though they should have some obvious connection). Histories with short biographical sections will not be considered. Biographies of ‘things’ (commodities, diseases, animals, buildings, etc.) may be considered for the prize if they relate to chemistry and related sciences, technologies, or industries. The work must be written for an adult audience; purely juvenile-oriented works will not be considered. Five copies of the work must be provided to the prize committee in order for the work to be considered for the prize. We are accepting nominations until 31 March 2011. Nominations must include the following information and be sent to Nevilleprize@chemheritage.org: Title of Bibliographical/Biographical Work Author’s Name Publisher Date published -9- Author’s Contact Information Brief description of the nominated work and why it is worthy of prize consideration Contact information for copies of the work Nominations can come from the authors or publishers of the work. Nominating a work for the 2011 Neville Prize does not guarantee that the work will be included among the finalists for the prize. The prize committee will determine a short list of finalists from all of the nominees. If the work is among the finalists, the committee will request five copies of the work for consideration.
Schofield. A Well-Ordered Thing: Dmitrii Mendeleev and the Shadow of the Periodic Table, (Basic Books, 2004) by Michael D. Gordin. William Crookes (1832-1919) and the Commercialization of Science, (Ashgate, 2007) by William H. Brock. U SEFUL WEBSITES AND ADDRESSES American Chemical Society Division of the History of Chemistry http://www.scs.uiuc.edu/~mainzv/HIST/index.php The British Society for the History of Science http://www.bshs.org.uk Chemical Heritage Foundation http://www.chemheritage.org/ CHEM-HIST: History of Chemistry Electronic Discussion Group http://www.uni- regensburg.de/Fakultaeten/phil_Fak_I/Philosophie/Wissenschaftsgeschichte/ CH.htm
Club d’Histoire de la Société Chimique de France http://www.societechimiquedefrance.fr/fr/club-histoire-de-la-chimie.html The Commission on the History of Modern Chemistry (CHMC) http://www-wissenschaftsgeschichte.uni-regensburg.de/CHMC.htm Digital library of the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers http://cnum.cnam.fr -10-
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