The Bernard S. Finn IEEE History Prize (formerly the IEEE Life Members Prize in Electrical History) is supported by the IEEE Life Members’ Fund and administered by the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT). The prize is awarded annually to the best paper in the history of electrotechnology – power, electronics, telecommunications, and computer science.
Past Recipients
2021 Bernard S. Finn IEEE History Prize Award Recipient
Amy Sue Bix: Professor of History, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA. Awarded for “Remember the Sabbath: a History of Technological Decisions and Innovations in Orthodox Jewish Communities,” History and Technology, 36:2 (2020), 205-239, DOI: 10.1080/07341512.2020.1816339
Basis for Judging
Any article published in a learned periodical is eligible if it treats the art or engineering aspects of electrotechnology and its practitioners. The article must be written in English, although the journal or periodical in which it appears may be a foreign language publication.
Prize
The prize consists of a cash award of US$1,000 and a certificate. On request IEEE can provide a travel subsidy (up to max. US$750 domestic, US$1,000 international) to allow the winner to attend SHOT’s annual meeting, and SHOT can waive the basic registration and awards-event fee for the winner.