Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences

Francis Bacon Award

The Francis Bacon Award in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology

The California Institute of Technology and the Francis Bacon Foundation are pleased to request nominations for the Francis Bacon Award in:

• the history of science,

• the history of technology, or

• historically-engaged philosophy of science.

The Francis Bacon Prize

Offered biennially in the amount of $20,000, the Prize will be awarded to an outstanding scholar whose work continues to have a substantial impact on any of the three fields. The winner of the Bacon Prize will be invited to spend one term (3 months) at Caltech. Funds will be provided to compensate the winner’s home institution for the period of residence at Caltech, and the winner for costs of transportation and local housing. A biennial conference will bring together the best younger and established scholars in the area of the Bacon Visiting Professor’s specific interests.

Previous awardees are:

• Lisa Jardine (2012), Director of the Centre for Interdisciplinary research in the Humanities and of the Centre for Editing Lives and Letters at University College London

• Myles Jackson (2010), Professor of the History of Science of NYU-Gallatin;
  Professor of History of the Faculty of Arts and Science; Director of Science and Society of the College of Arts and Science

• Lawrence Principe (2004), Johns Hopkins University, history of chemistry

• Alexander Jones (2006), University of Toronto, history of astronomy

• Naomi Oreskes (2008), UC San Diego, history of geophysics

Please send nominations by December 15, 2013 to:

Fran Tise
Secretary to the Bacon Committee
M/C 101-40
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA 91125
Email: ftise@hss.caltech.edu

Please include:

1. A letter of nomination, one page maximum per nominee, which addresses the candidate's qualifications and potential. Please include the nominee's contact information.

2. A copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae.