[SIGCIS-Members] Joel Mokyr: Nobel Prize in Economics

[Deborah Douglas]

Colleagues,

I wanted to let you know that I have sent a formal letter of congratulations to Prof. Mokyr on behalf of SHOT.

Debbie


From: Members <members-bounces at lists.sigcis.org> on behalf of Ceruzzi, Paul via Members <members at lists.sigcis.org>
Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 9:22 AM
To: SIGCIS <members at sigcis.org>
Subject: [SIGCIS-Members] Joel Mokyr: Nobel Prize in Economics

You probably saw the announcement that Joel Mokyr, of Northwestern Univ., won the Nobel Prize in economics.  In the citation, the Nobel Ccommittee recognized his study of the history of technology to support his views. In the early days of SHOT, I recall Mokyr attending at least one, perhaps several, sessions at the annual meetings, where he gave papers or chaired a session. I don't recall details, but the fact that I attended his sessions implies that he was discussing issues related to the history of computing. Note that "computing" in those days meant mainframes and punched cards. Perhaps some of you can help me out if you have an archive of previous SHOT meetings.
Best,
Paul Ceruzzi
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