HIST Award for Outstanding Achievement in the History of Chemistry

The HIST Award for Outstanding Achievement in the History of Chemistry (2013–present) is given by the Division of the History of Chemistry of the American Chemical Society (ACS). The award was originally known as the Dexter Award (1956–2001) and then briefly as the Sidney M. Edelstein Award (2002–2009), both given by the ACS.[1][2][3][4][5]

The Dexter Award was originally established by Sidney Milton Edelstein, a founder of the Dexter Chemical Corporation,[6] to recognize an "outstanding career of contributions to the history of chemistry". As the Dexter Award, it was sponsored by the Dexter Corporation except for its final two years, when it was sponsored by the Mildred and Sidney Edelstein Foundation.[7]

The award was briefly known as the Sidney M. Edelstein Award from 2002 to 2009, but was still given by the ACS.[8] As such, the Sidney M. Edelstein Award should be distinguished from the Sidney Edelstein Prize (1968–present), which has been given continuously since 1968 by the Society for the History of Technology to recognize "an outstanding scholarly book in the history of technology."[9]

Recipients

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HIST Award (2013–present)

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Sidney M. Edelstein Award (2002–2009)

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Dexter Award (1956–2001)

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "HIST AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE HISTORY OF CHEMISTRY". American Chemical Society Division of the History of Chemistry. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  2. ^ Ihde, Aaron J. (1988). "The history of the Dexter Award. Part I: Origins" (PDF). Bull. Hist. Chem. 1: 13–14. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  3. ^ Ihde, Aaron J. (1988). "The history of the Dexter Award. Part II: The First Decade" (PDF). Bull. Hist. Chem. 2: 11–14. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  4. ^ Ihde, Aaron J. (1989). "The history of the Dexter Award. Part III: The Second Decade" (PDF). Bull. Hist. Chem. 3: 11–15. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  5. ^ Ihde, Aaron J. (1989). "The history of the Dexter Award. Part IV: The Third Decade" (PDF). Bull. Hist. Chem. 4: 23–26. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Sidney M. Edelstein (1912–1994)". The National Library of Israel. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  7. ^ a b "DEXTER AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE HISTORY OF CHEMISTRY". American Chemical Society Division of the History of Chemistry. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  8. ^ a b "EDELSTEIN AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE HISTORY OF CHEMISTRY". American Chemical Society Division of the History of Chemistry. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Sidney Edelstein Prize". Society for the History of Technology. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  10. ^ "HIST Award Biography for James L. (1940-) and Virginia R. Marshall (1945-2014)" (PDF). ACS. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  11. ^ Mainz, Vera V. (March 25, 2023). "HIST award to Geoffrey and Marelene Rayner-Canham". Chemical & Engineering News. Vol. 101, no. 10. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Marco Beretta (1962 -" (PDF). ACS.
  13. ^ Wang, Linda (April 3, 2021). "Mary Virginia Orna wins HIST award". Chemical & Engineering News. 99 (12). Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  14. ^ Mainz, Vera V. (2021). "Mary Elvira Weeks and Discovery of the Elements". 150 Years of the Periodic Table. Perspectives on the History of Chemistry. pp. 343–383. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-67910-1_14. ISBN 978-3-030-67909-5. S2CID 238939073.