History of Science Society
Introduction


[thumb\|Historians of science attending the 2007 international meeting in [Washington, D.C.](/wiki/Washington%2C_D.C. "Washington, D.C.")](/wiki/File:2007_History_of_Science_Society_meeting.jpg "2007 History of Science Society meeting.jpg")
The **History of Science Society** (**HSS**), founded in 1924, is the primary professional society for the academic study of the [history of science](/wiki/History_of_science_and_technology "History of science and technology"). The society has over 3,000 members worldwide. It publishes the quarterly journal *Isis* and the yearly journal *[Osiris](/wiki/Osiris_%28journal%29 "Osiris (journal)")*, sponsors the IsisCB: History of Science Index, and holds an annual conference. 
, the current president of the HSS is [Evelynn M. Hammonds](/wiki/Evelynn_M._Hammonds "Evelynn M. Hammonds").


How has the study of the history of science contributed to scientific understanding?