Society for the History of Technology Now Soliciting Nominations for the 2019 Ferguson Prize Deadline April 15, 2019 The Eugene S. Ferguson Prize is awarded by SHOT for an outstanding and original reference work that supports future scholarship in the history of technology. In light of Eugene Ferguson’s noteworthy contributions to our understanding of visual thinking and visual display, nominations of works that demonstrate commitment to and achievement of nonverbal knowledge generation and transmission are especially encouraged. The biennial prize will be awarded in 2019 and presented at SHOT’s annual meeting in Milan. Reflecting the scope of Eugene Ferguson’s contributions to the history of technology, submissions and nominations for the following types of reference and scholarly works and tools will be considered for the Ferguson Prize: • Bibliographies • Biographical dictionaries • Critical editions of primary source materials in English • Exhibition catalogues • Guides to the field of the history of technology • Historical dictionaries and encyclopedias • Subject guides to archival repositories and library sources • Topical atlases • Translated works (into English) with substantial annotation and/or other scholarly apparatus • Permanent works that extend beyond the printed text, including other media such as CDs, World Wide Web sites, and electronic databases and digital tools. Nominations Works published from 2015 through 2018 are eligible for consideration. Publication date shall be interpreted as the year in which the work to be considered first appeared (i.e., first edition, first issuance, first availability to the public, first uploading to the World Wide Web of the complete site, etc.). All works considered must be in English. Nominations by publishers and authors should be accompanied by a letter and three copies of the printed text or electronic media being nominated. These should be mailed individually to each committee member to addresses indicated below. Nominations by third parties should be sent via email to the Chair of the award committee: María M. Portuondo <mportuondo@jhu.edu>. The deadline for nominations is April 15, 2019. About the Ferguson Prize The Ferguson Prize recognizes work that is in the tradition of scholarly excellence established by Eugene S. Ferguson (1916-2004), SHOT’s pioneering bibliographer, a founding member of the Society (President, 1977-1978; da Vinci Medalist, 1977), museum curator and exhibit catalog author, editor, annotator, university professor, and scholar of the history of engineering and technology. The prize consists of a plaque and a cash award. For more information and a list of previous winners, please visit: https://www.historyoftechnology.org/about-us/awards-prizes-and-grants/the-fe... 2019 SHOT Ferguson Prize Committee María M. Portuondo, Chair (2018–2020) mportuondo@jhu.edu The Johns Hopkins University Department of History of Science and Technology 3400 N. Charles Street, Gilman Hall 301 Baltimore, MD 21218 Pamela O. Long pamlong@pamelaolong.com 3100 Connecticut Ave NW Apt 137 Washington, DC 20008-5100 David C. Brock dbrock@computerhistory.org Computer History Museum 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd. Mountain View, CA 94943 +++++++++++++++ David C. Brock dcb@dcbrock.net 40 Russell Street, Greenfield, MA 01301 Mobile: 413-522-3578 Skype: dcbrock Twitter: @dcbrock