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- Reigning in the power of the president and providing day-to-day management, a board of 21 senior fellows met to consider the society's general direction.
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More than 8,000 people have been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London, UK, since the inception of the Royal Society in 1660. The Royal Society publishes a database of current fellows [1] and a database of past fellows. [2]
The number of fellows had increased from 110 to approximately 300 by 1739, the reputation of the society had increased under the presidency of Sir Isaac Newton from 1703 until his death in 1727, and editions of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society were appearing regularly.
– 6 April 1739 Alan Baddeley: 1993-03-11: 23 March 1934 – Professor of Psychology, York James Baddiley: 1961-03-16: 15 May 1918 – 17 November 2008 Charles Badham: 1818-03-12: 17 April 1780 – 10 November 1845 Jas Pal Badyal: 2016-04-29: March 1964 – Nicholas Bagenall: 1664-11-23: 9 August 1629 – 1712 Giorgio Baglivi: 1698-07-06
In 1828, William Hyde Wollaston donated money to establish a grant-making fund: the Society was no longer limited to honouring discoverers after the event but could encourage their research in the most practical possible way. The approach was endorsed by a Government Grant of £1,000 in 1851, to be administered by the Royal Society in ...
Sep 25, 2023 · The Royal Society was founded in 1662 to promote scientific research and increase our knowledge of the natural world. With royal patronage and a stellar membership of great minds, the society quickly gained international recognition for its work. One of the society's noted presidents in its formative years was Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), who ...
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Fellowship of the Society, the oldest known scientific academy in continuous existence, is a significant honor. It has been awarded to many eminent scientists throughout history, including Isaac Newton (1672), Charles Darwin (1839), Michael Faraday (1824), Ernest Rutherford (1903), Srinivasa Ramanujan (1918), Albert Einstein (1921), Winston ...
May 19, 2024 · Election to the Royal Society’s Fellowship is a coveted accolade for scientists; since 1945 women as well as men have been eligible for this honour. Today there are approximately 1,300 fellows and 130 foreign members.
