Abstract :
Doctor J. B. Whitehead, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, has been awarded the triennial prize of the Fondation George Montefiore of Liege, Belgium, for the year 1925, for the best original work contributing to scientific advancement in the technical application of electricity. The prize is awarded for his series of papers entitled, Gaseous Ionization in Built-up Insulation. The amount of the prize this year is 4000 francs. This is the second time it has been awarded to Doctor Whitehead, the first award having been made in 1922.
