2002 Announcement

Marc-Auguste Pictet Prize

in the History of Science

This Prize, in principle intended for a young researcher, will reward an outstanding work, unpublished or recently published in the field of the history of science. The Prize is endowed with an amount of at least Sfr. 12,000, which may be shared.

Application is open to both Swiss and foreign candidates at university level. Notification of candidature should be sent by 31st December 2001 to the following address:

Président de la SPHN
Muséum d'Histoire naturelle
Case postale 6434 CH-1211
GENEVE 6 Switzerland

Two full copies of the work, accompanied by a summary and a curriculum vitae should be submitted before the deadline given above.

One copy of the prize-winning work will remain the property of the SPHN. The texts may be written in French, German, Italian or English. In the last three instances, the summary should be translated into French and be approximately 12 pages in length, i.e. 4,000 words or about 20,000 characters.

Theme for the 2002 Prize:
History of meteorology and climatology