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Officers and council members of the British Society for the History of Science, 1947–97

British Journal for the History of Science 30 (1):77-89 (1997)

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The past as a work in progress.Patricia Fara - 2018 - British Journal for the History of Science 51 (1):1-15.details Originating as a presidential address during the seventieth birthday celebrations of the British Society for the History of Science, this essay reiterates the society's long-standing commitment to academic autonomy and international cooperation. Drawing examples from my own research into female scientists and doctors during the First World War, I explore how narratives written by historians are related to their own lives, both past and present. In particular, I consider the influences on me of my childhood reading, my experiences as a (...) Download Export citation Bookmark 2 citations
Architects of Armageddon: the Home Office Scientific Advisers' Branch and civil defence in Britain, 1945–68.Melissa Smith - 2010 - British Journal for the History of Science 43 (2):149-180.details In 1948, in response to the perceived threat of atomic war, the British government embarked on a new civil defence programme. By the mid-1950s, secret government reports were already warning that this programme would be completely inadequate to deal with a nuclear attack. The government responded to these warnings by cutting civil defence spending, while issuing apparently absurd pamphlets advising the public on how they could protect themselves from nuclear attack. Historians have thus far sought to explain this response with (...) Download Export citation Bookmark 3 citations

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