Eugene S. Ferguson

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Eugene S. Ferguson (1916-2004) engineer and historian of technology.

After holding a number of engineering positions in manufacturing he moved into engineering education and then the history of technology. In 1977 his frequently cited paper on visual reasoning [1]appeared in the Journal Science. Ferguson later expanded its themes into a book[2].

Ferguson was a founding member of the Society for the History of Technology and its eleventh president (1977–78). The Society recognised Ferguson's contribution by creating the The Eugene S. Ferguson Prize for Outstanding Reference Work.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ferguson, Eugene S. 1977. The Minds Eye: Non-Verbal Thought in Technology. Science 197 (4306):827-836.
  2. ^ Ferguson, Eugene S. 1992. Engineering and the mind's eye. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press.

[edit] Obituary for Eugene Ferguson

Hounshell, David A. 2004. Eugene S. Ferguson, 1916-2004. Technology and Culture 45 (October 2004):911-921.

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