Call for nominations for the 2017 BSHM Neumann Prize
Nominations for the 2017 BSHM Neumann Prize are invited.
The
British Society for the History of Mathematics is pleased to announce
the biennial Neumann Prize for 2017. The prize is awarded for a book in
English (including books in translation)
dealing with the history of mathematics and aimed at a non-specialist
readership, and published in 2015 or later. There is no further
restriction on the subject matter, nor on the nationality of the author
or the country of publication.
The
prize is named in honour of Peter M. Neumann O.B.E., a former President
and longstanding contributor to the Society. The value of the prize is
£600. A list of past prize-winners
can be found on the BSHM website: https://www.bshm.ac.uk/
Nominations for the prize are invited from individuals and publishers.
Nominations should be sent to the chair of the judging panel, June Barrow-Green, at
june.barrow-green@open.ac.uk.
Publishers should send three copies of their nominated book(s) to
Professor June Barrow-Green, Chair,
BSHM Neumann Prize panel, School of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty
of STEM, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA.
The closing date for nominations is September 1st, 2017.
If
you have published any books which could qualify and would like them
considered by the Neumann Prize panel please send three copies to June
Barrow-Green as above.