Those awe-inspiring dinosaur skeletons on display in museums do not spring fully assembled from the earth. Technicians known as preparators have painstakingly removed the fossils from rock, repaired broken bones, and reconstructed missing pieces to create them. These specimens are foundational evidence for paleontologists, and yet the work and workers in fossil preparation labs go…
Read MoreNatascha van Bommel and Johanna Höffken (Eindhoven University of Technology) are happy to share with you their recently published article: Energy justice within, between and beyond European community energy initiatives: A review. Intro: European policy efforts stimulate both the emergence of community energy initiatives, and a just transition towards a low-carbon energy system. One of…
Read MoreCall for Papers: Childbirth Technologies & Techniques (deadline March 15 2021) Editors: Dr. Scottie Hale Buehler, University of Texas at Austin Dr. Margaret Carlyle, University of British Columbia Okanagan Open Call for Papers: The editors invite contributions of articles to a special journal issue focusing on the technological culture of childbirth broadly defined. We are…
Read MoreScholar’s Choice will not be present at the Virtual Book Exhibit. However, during the SHOT 2020 Virtual Forum you can now buy a selection of books from 9 publishers with a special discount. Find the offers here: SHOT 2020 Virtual Forum The Scholars Choice Book Selection
Read MoreHoST — Journal of History of Science and Technology is a peer-reviewed open access journal, available online, published in English by De Gruyter/Sciendo, as a result of a partnership between four Portuguese research units (CIUHCT, CIDEHUS, Institute for Social Sciences, and Institute of Contemporary History). The latest issue is now available online. https://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/host/host-overview.xml?tab_body=latestIssueToc-78033
Read MoreTechnology and Culture is happy to announce that Margaret Grubiak’s article “An Architecture for the Electronic Church: Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma” (Technology and Culture 57, no. 2) has won the 2017 Catherine Bishir Award for best article in vernacular architecture given by the Vernacular Architecture Forum. Congratulations to Dr. Grubiak!
Read MoreTechnology’s Stories is SHOT’s latest initiative – an open-acess digital magazine featuring essays, blogs, book announcements from SHOT members.
Read MoreInformation & Culture: A Journal of History is actively soliciting articles for publication. The journal publishes high-quality, peer reviewed articles on the history of information. Social and cultural context of information and information technology, viewed from an historical perspective, is at the heart of the journal’s interests. Typical papers might focus, among other topics, on…
Read MoreThe Making Europe book series (6 volumes), is now available and SHOT members qualify to receive the special pre-publication price of 160 euros. The offer is valid until 31 August 2013. Please read through the book descriptions and advance reviews below or visit the Making Europe website to pre-order your set: www.makingeurope.eu. Making Europe: Technology…
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