The Society for the History of Technology held its annual meeting in Philadelphia in late October 2017. It was the first SHOT meeting since the death of engineering historian Ann Johnson on December 11, 2016. To celebrate her life and call attention to her lasting contributions to the field, several of her colleagues organized a…
Read MoreSHOT-president John Krige and former SHOT-president Francesca Bray announced the various 2017 Awards October 28 at the Awards Banquet at the Chemical Heritage Foundation in Philadelphia. You can find all information in the awards booklet.
Read MoreThis year’s ballot included candidates for the Executive Council, Nominating Committee, and Editorial Committee. The Executive Council is SHOT’s governing board and works with the Society’s officers to plan and set policy. The Nominating Committee is responsible for selecting individuals to run for office and preparing the slate of candidates for each year’s election. The…
Read MoreWe are very pleased to announce that our 2019 Annual Meeting will be held in the beautiful city of Milan, Italy on 19-22 September and will be hosted by the Museo Nazionale Scienza E Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci (the Leonardo da Vinci National Museum of Science and Technology). See further details of the conference here.
Read MoreFor those interested in and/or attending our SHOT annual meeting in Philadelphia this week, follow the conference via #SHOT2017 on Twitter at https://twitter.com/search?q=%23SHOT2017&src=tyah And feel free to check out our SHOT Twitter account at https://twitter.com/SocHistTech Live Twitter feed of #SHOT2017 #SHOT2017 Tweets
Read MoreTechnology’s Stories announces a special competition for best graduate student and/or early-career panel at the 2017 SHOT annual meeting! We invite panels in which early-career or graduate student panelists make up the majority of participants to submit their panel papers by November 15, 2017. A prize of $1000 will be awarded for the best panel,…
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 MoreAs a leading organization promoting the historical interpretation of technology in its many forms and contexts, it is vital today that the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) reach its community of scholars and the interested public via social media. Going forward, this will include regular updates of SHOT member activities on Facebook. This…
Read MoreSHOT is pleased to announce its new Small Grants Award and will consider proposals from external individuals and organizations to endorse events relevant to SHOT’s mission.
Read MoreTechnology’s Stories is SHOT’s latest initiative – an open-acess digital magazine featuring essays, blogs, book announcements from SHOT members.
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