Royal Society Prize for Science Books
The Royal Society Prize for Science Books was announced on October 21, 2010. The Royal Society was founded in 1660 and may be the oldest such organization in existence. One of the society's main objectives is to encourage the writing, publishing and reading of good and accessible popular science books. To this end, it has presented these awards since 1988.
This year's winner is:
Life Ascending: the Ten Great Inventions of Evolution by Nick Lane
Shortlist:
Everyday Practice of Science: Where Intuition and Passion Meet Objectivity and Logic by Frederick Grinnell
God's Philosophers: How the Medieval World Laid the Foundations of Modern Science by James Hannam
The Matchbox that ate a Forty-Ton Truck: What Everyday Things tell us about the Universe by Marcus Chown (UK Title: We Need to Talk about Kelvin)
Why does E=mc2? by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw
2 thoughts on “Royal Society Prize for Science Books”
This is really interesting! I like the “accessible” part the best.
Bravi for getting science book prize-winners into your categories!
Josie