 |
 |
SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY IEEE LIFE MEMBERS' PRIZE IN ELECTRICAL HISTORY, 2006 Deadline: 15 April 2006 The IEEE Life Members' Prize in Electrical History was established by the IEEE Life Members, who fund the prize, and is administered by the Society for the History of Technology. The prize recognizes the best paper in electrical history published during the previous year, in this case 2005. Any historical paper published in a learned journal or magazine is eligible if it treats the art or engineering aspects of electrotechnology and its practitioners. Electrotechnology encompasses power, electronics, telecommunications, and computer science. The prize consists of a cash award of $500 and a certificate. The committee invites submissions for the IEEE Life Members' prize, which will be presented at the Society's annual meeting in Las Vegas, 12-15 October 2006. Please send a copy of the paper to EACH member of the prize committee (listed below) postmarked by 15 April 2006. For more information, contact the committee chair (listed below) or Amy Bix, SHOT Secretary, 603 Ross Hall, History Department, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011. FAX: 515-294-6390, [log in to unmask]; Phone: 515-294-8469. Again, please send nominated material to ALL three members of the committee listed below, by 15 April 2006. 2006 IEEE Prize Committee: Slava Gerovitch, CHAIR 6 Cheryl Rd Natick MA 01760-3348 [log in to unmask] David Hochfelder Thomas A. Edison Papers Rutgers University 44 Road 3 Piscataway, NJ 08854-8049 [log in to unmask] Janet Abbate STS Dept, Virginia Tech 1021 Prince St Rm 215 Alexandria, Virginia 22314-2979 [log in to unmask]