January 17–18, 2027
Signals – The Museum of Information Explosion | Huntsville, Alabama
Join historians, engineers, physicists, mathematicians, and independent scholars for a day and a half devoted to Oliver Heaviside (1850–1925), his life, his work, and his enduring scientific and engineering legacy.
Want to contribute a paper?
Call For Papers: The Heaviside Symposium
MLK Day Weekend January 17-18, 2027; Hosted by, Signals: The Museum of the Information Explosion in Huntsville, Alabama. Want to present a paper? Email your title and a 150-200 word abstract at the link in this post. The abstract deadline is October 1, 2026.
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Early Registration — Before November 1
Early Student or Speaker Admission — $150
$200 after November 1
Early Regular Admission — $200
$300 after November 1
Your Admission Includes:
Full Symposium Admission
Attend the complete one-and-a-half-day program of keynote presentations, contributed papers, discussions, and special events.
Keynote Presentations:
Peter Davidson (University of Cambridge): Heaviside’s Forgotten Physics: From Cherenkov Shock Cones to Gravito-Magnetism [May be a Virtual Presentation; Working on Travel].
Peter Davidson to Keynote The Heaviside Symposium
The Heaviside Symposium is proud to announce that Cambridge Professor & Author of “The Scientific Legacy of Oliver Heaviside,” Peter Davidson will be a keynote speaker at The Heaviside Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, January 17-18, 2027. His topic will be: “Heaviside’s Forgotten Physics: From Cherenkov Shock Cones to Gravito-Magnetism.”
Bruce J. Hunt (University of Texas at Austin)
Heaviside and FitzGerald: The Core of the Maxwellian Group
Bruce J. Hunt to Keynote The Heaviside Symposium
The Heaviside Symposium is proud to announce that UT Austin Professor Emeritus Bruce J. Hunt, author of The Maxwellians and Imperial Science: Cable Telegraphy and Electrical Physics in the Victorian British Empire will be a keynote speaker at The Heaviside Symposium
James Rautio (Sonnet Software): The Long Road to Maxwell’s Equations
James Rautio to Keynote The Heaviside Symposium
The Heaviside Symposium is proud to announce that Sonnet Software founder and Board Chair James Rautio will be a keynote speaker at The Heaviside Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, January 17-18, 2027. His topic will be: “The Long Road to Maxwell's Equations.”
Master of Ceremonies & After-Dinner Entertainment:
Jonathan W. Pritchard (Mentalist)
Mind Reader Jonathan W. Pritchard to Emcee The Heaviside Symposium
The Heaviside Symposium is proud to announce that mind reader Jonathan W. Pritchard will be Master of Ceremonies at The Heaviside Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, January 17-18, 2027. In addition, he will provide the after-dinner entertainment at the conference banquet with a show he has dubbed “Mental Telegraphy: The Science That Almost Was.”
Guided Tour of the Signals Museum
Explore a remarkable collection of more than 2,000 vintage artifacts documenting the history of communications technology, including telegraphy, telephony, recorded sound, radio and radio technology, television, computers, and the foundations of electrical and electronic communications.
Learn more about the Signals Museum.
Saturday Dinner & After-Dinner Entertainment
Dinner will be followed by a special evening program.
Mental Telegraphy: The Science That Almost Was
Presented in the spirit of Victorian psychical research, this performance showcases apparent mental powers created through the everyday methods of professional magic, not genuine telepathy.
Monday Lunch & Coffee Breaks
Lunch and refreshments are included.
Conference Proceedings
Receive a softcover copy of Heaviside The Man: His Life & Legacy, including G. F. C. Searle’s long out-of-print biography, Heaviside The Man, together with the proceedings of the Heaviside Symposium.
Autograph & Signing Session
Meet keynote speakers and participating scholars and have your copy of the proceedings signed.
Local Accommodations: Coming Soon!
Can’t Attend? Pre-Order the Proceedings! (U.S. Delivery Only)
You can still obtain signed copies of Heaviside The Man: His Life & Legacy even if you cannot attend the symposium. U.S. delivery only. Contact us for foreign shipping.
Softcover — $42
Hardcover — $62
Pre-order now for January 2027 delivery. Copies will be signed by as many of the participating authors and scholars as feasible.