Joan Cahalin Robinson Prize 2019
The Joan Cahalin Robinson Prize Committee decided to award the 2019 Joan Cahalin Robinson Prize to:
Jan Henning (University of Toronto, Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology)
For:
Opening the Red Box: The Fire Alarm Telegraph and Technologies of Emergency Response
The committee also mentioned for honorable mention:
Sam Schirvar (University of Pennsylvania): The Last Computers: From Computer to Computer-Operator through the ENIAC Project
And
Vaibhav Singh (University of Reading, UK): Language, communication, technological infrastructure: South Asian printing in the machine age
Established in 1980 by Dr. Eric Robinson in memory of his wife, the prize is awarded annually for the best-delivered paper by an individual who is making his or her first appearance at the Society’s annual meeting. Candidates for the award are judged not only on the quality of the historical research and scholarship of their paper, but also on the effectiveness of the oral presentation. The Robinson Prize consists of a check and a certificate.