| The Ludwik Fleck Prize | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Published book in science and technology studies |
| Presented by | Society for the Social Studies of Science |
| First award | 1992 |
| Website | 4sonline |
The Ludwik Fleck Prize is an annual award given for a book in the field of science and technology studies. It was created by the 4S Council (Society for the Social Studies of Science) in 1992 and is named after microbiologist Ludwik Fleck.[1][2]
The prize is named after the Polish microbiologist and sociologist Ludwik Fleck (1896-1961), author of Genèse et développement d'un fait scientifique (1935), which influenced Thomas Samuel Kuhn's conception of the history of science, constructivist epistemology, and various fields of research such as the sociology of science, the sociology of scientific knowledge, science studies and the social construction of technologies.
- ^ Nieto-Galan, Agusti (2016). Science in the Public Sphere: A history of lay knowledge and expertise. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-138-90951-9. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Ludwik Fleck Prize". Society for Social Studies of Science. Retrieved 6 January 2017.