Abraham Pais Prize

The Abraham Pais Prize for History of Physics is an award given each year since 2005 jointly by the American Physical Society and the American Institute of Physics for "outstanding scholarly achievements in the history of physics". The prize is named after Abraham Pais (1918-2000), science historian and particle physicist; as of 2023 it is valued at $10,000.

Recipients
Source: • 2005: Martin J. Klein

• 2006: John L. Heilbron

• 2007: Max Jammer

• 2008: Gerald Holton

• 2009: Stephen G. Brush

• 2010: Russell McCormmach

• 2011: Silvan Schweber

• 2012: Lillian Hoddeson

• 2013: Roger H. Stuewer

• 2014: David C. Cassidy

• 2015: Spencer R. Weart

• 2016: Allan Franklin

• 2017: Mary Jo Nye

• 2018: Peter Galison

• 2019: Helge Kragh

• 2020: Dieter Hoffmann

• 2021: Hasok Chang

• 2022: Patricia Fara

• 2023: Jürgen Renn

• 2024: Virginia Trimble