History of Technology

New episode is available in the Hagley History Hangout—In this episode, Gregory Hargreaves interviews Zachary Mann about his dissertation project “The Punch Card Imagination: Authorship & Early Computing History.”  In support of his project, Mann, a PhD candidate in English literature at the University of Southern California, received an exploratory grant the Hagley Center for the History of Business, Technology, & Society. In “The Punch Card Imagination,” Mann reconsiders the development of punch card computing technology through the lens of contemporary literature.

Envirotech, a special interest group within the Society for the History of Technology and the American Society for Environmental History, invites nominations for the 2021 Joel A. Tarr Envirotech Article Prize. The Tarr Prize recognizes innovative publications that explore new ways of thinking about the interplay between technological systems and the natural environment.

The Oral History Office at the Hagley Museum and Library in Wilmington, Delaware is seeking a vendor to assist with its oral history program.

The Oral History Office at the Hagley Museum and Library in Wilmington, Delaware is seeking a vendor to assist with its oral history program.

Envirotech, a special interest group within the Society for the History of Technology and the American Society for Environmental History, invites nominations for the 2021 Joel A. Tarr Envirotech Article Prize. The Tarr Prize recognizes innovative publications that explore new ways of thinking about the interplay between technological systems and the natural environment.

TOC: Vulcan: The Journal of the History of Military Technology, vol. 8, no. 1 (2020)

https://brill.com/view/journals/vulc/8/1/vulc.8.issue-1.xml (subscription required)

Articles

Azriel Lorber, "Technology-Driven Revolutions in Military Affairs: Some Thoughts," pp. 5–25

I am looking for a panelist to join a panel I'm putting together for this year's SHEAR conference, which is taking place both online and in Philadelphia, July 15-18. More information here: https://www.shear.org/call-for-papers/. 

I am looking for a panelist to join a panel I'm putting together for this year's SHEAR conference, which is taking place both online and in Philadelphia, July 15-18. More information here: https://www.shear.org/call-for-papers/.