Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year Especially considering the prize champions 'odd titles' and "not" 'odd books' (see the Man Booker for the latter)". The winner was originally voted for by a panel of judges, but since 2000 the winner has been voted for by members of the public via the Internet. Bent resisted this move and threatened to resign, but he later reconsidered and now creates the short list of finalists. Also, the title of the book must be in English, although the language in the book can be any language. In September 2008, a book about the Diagram Prize was published by Aurum Press
J. H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software J. H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software The J. H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software is awarded every four years to honor outstanding contributions in the field of numerical software. The award is named to commemorate the outstanding contributions of James H. Wilkinson in the same field. The award, consisting of $US3000 and a trophy, is jointly presented every four years by the Argonne National Laboratory, the National Physical Laboratory and the Numerical Algorithms Group. The winner must be at most 40 years of age as of January 1 of the year of the award. The award is given on