Paul Bunge Prize
The Paul Bunge Prize has been presented annually since 1993 for work on the history of scientific instruments. It is considered one of the most important international prizes in the field of the history of science and is endowed with 7,500 euros (as of 2018).
The Paul Bunge Prize of the Hans R. Jenemann Foundation, established in 1992, is awarded jointly by the Society of German Chemists (GDCh) and the German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry (DBG). The award takes place alternately at DBG general meetings and lecture conferences of the GDCh specialist group on the history of chemistry.
The foundation was set up by Hans R. Jenemann (1920–1996), chemist at Schott Glaswerke in Mainz and known for his contributions to the history of historical scales. The award is named after the Hamburg precision mechanic Paul Bunge (1839–1888), one of the leading designers of laboratory balances for chemical analysis.
Award winners
- 2020 Simon Werrett
- 2019 Sara J. Schechner
- 2018 Anthony John Turner
- 2017 Simon Schaffer
- 2016 Robert GW Anderson
- 2015 Brian Gee (posthumous)
- 2014 Cyrus CM Mody
- 2013 Marco Beretta
- 2012 David Pantalony
- 2011 Matteo Valleriani
- 2010 Henning Schmidgen
- 2009 Jutta Schickore
- 2008 Alison D. Morrison-Low
- 2007 Charlotte Bigg
- 2006 Davis Baird, Inge Keil
- 2005 Myles W. Jackson
- 2004 Jobst Broelmann , Carsten Reinhardt
- 2003 Sean F. Johnston
- 2002 Paolo Brenni
- 2001 Jim Bennett
- 2000 Alan Q. Morton, Richard J. Sorrenson
- 1999 Nicolas Rasmussen
- 1998 Robert Bud, Deborah J. Warner
- 1997 Silvio A. Bedini
- 1996 David A. King
- 1995 Gerald L'Estrange Turner
- 1994 Otto Sibum , Matthias Dörries
- 1992/1993 Klaus Hentschel , Mara Miniati
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Karin J. Schmitz: Simon Werrett receives Paul Bunge Prize. Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker, press release from March 5, 2020 from the Science Information Service (idw-online.de), accessed on March 5, 2020.