The

American Institute of Physics The American Institute of Physics (AIP) promotes science and the profession of physics, publishes physics journals, and produces publications for scientific and engineering societies. The AIP is made up of various member societies. Its corpora ...

(AIP) instituted their Science Writing Award to "promote effective

science communication Science communication is the practice of informing, educating, raising awareness of science-related topics, and increasing the sense of wonder about scientific discoveries and arguments. Science communicators and audiences are ambiguously def ...

in print and broadcast media in order to improve the general public's appreciation of physics, astronomy, and allied science fields." The winner receives $3000, and an engraved

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. The award is given in three broad categories: 1) science writing, 2) work intended for children, and 3) work done in new media. The AIP stopped issuing awards to three categories: 1) work by a professional journalist (last awarded in 2011) 2) work by a scientist (last awarded in 2009), and 3) broadcast media (last awarded in 2009) Winners of this

Science Writing Science journalism conveys reporting about science to the public. The field typically involves interactions between scientists, journalists, and the public. Origins Modern science journalism dates back to '' Digdarshan'' (means showing the d ...

Award include Nobel Prize winners

Charles Townes Charles Hard Townes (July 28, 1915 – January 27, 2015) was an American physicist. Townes worked on the theory and application of the maser, for which he obtained the fundamental patent, and other work in quantum electronics associated w ...

Steven Weinberg Steven Weinberg (; May 3, 1933 – July 23, 2021) was an American theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate in physics for his contributions with Abdus Salam and Sheldon Glashow to the unification of the weak force and electromagnetic inter ...

, and

Kip Thorne Kip Stephen Thorne (born June 1, 1940) is an American theoretical physicist known for his contributions in gravitational physics and astrophysics. A longtime friend and colleague of Stephen Hawking and Carl Sagan, he was the Richard P. ...

; other notable winners include

Simon Singh Simon Lehna Singh, (born 19 September 1964) is a British popular science author, theoretical and particle physicist. His written works include ''Fermat's Last Theorem'' (in the United States titled ''Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve th ...

Neil DeGrasse Tyson Neil deGrasse Tyson ( or ; born October 5, 1958) is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. Tyson studied at Harvard University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Columbia University. From 1991 to 1994, he was a p ...

Lawrence Krauss Lawrence Maxwell Krauss (born May 27, 1954) is an American theoretical physicist and cosmologist who previously taught at Arizona State University, Yale University, and Case Western Reserve University. He founded ASU's Origins Project, now ca ...

, John Wheeler,

Leonard Susskind Leonard Susskind (; born June 16, 1940)his 60th birthday was celebrated with a special symposium at Stanford University.in Geoffrey West's introduction, he gives Suskind's current age as 74 and says his birthday was recent. is an American physicis ...

Clifford Martin Will Clifford Martin Will (born 1946) is a Canadian-born theoretical physicist noted for his contributions to general relativity. Life and work Will was born in Hamilton, Ontario. In 1968, he earned a B.Sc. from McMaster University. At Caltech, he ...

Abraham Pais Abraham Pais (; May 19, 1918 – July 28, 2000) was a Dutch- American physicist and science historian. Pais earned his Ph.D. from University of Utrecht just prior to a Nazi ban on Jewish participation in Dutch universities during World War II ...

Heinz Pagels Heinz Rudolf Pagels (February 19, 1939 – July 23, 1988) was an American physicist, an associate professor of physics at Rockefeller University, the executive director and chief executive officer of the New York Academy of Sciences, and president ...

Banesh Hoffmann Banesh Hoffmann (6 September 1906 – 5 August 1986) was a British mathematician and physicist known for his association with Albert Einstein. Life Banesh Hoffmann was born in Richmond, Surrey, on 6 September 1906. He studied mathematics and ...

, and

Martin Gardner Martin Gardner (October 21, 1914May 22, 2010) was an American popular mathematics and popular science writer with interests also encompassing scientific skepticism, micromagic, philosophy, religion, and literatureespecially the writings of L ...

Marcia Bartusiak Marcia F. Bartusiak is an author, journalist, and Professor of the Practice Emeritus of the Graduate Program in Science Writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Trained in both communications (B.A. from American University, 1971) and ...

has won the award three times, twice for her books (in 2019 and 2001) and once for her journalism (in 1982).

Winners: New Media

*2012: -

Anna Rothschild Anna Rothschild is a science journalist who hosts ''Anna’s Science Magic Show Hooray'', a video series from ''The Washington Post''. She created ''Gross Science'', a YouTube series from NOVA and PBS Digital Studios PBS Digital Studios is a non ...

for

Nova A nova (plural novae or novas) is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently "new" star (hence the name "nova", which is Latin for "new") that slowly fades over weeks or months. Causes of the dramati ...

, "The Amazing Atomic Clock"

Past Winners: Books

*2020:

Susan Hockfield Susan Hockfield (born March 24, 1951) is an American neuroscientist who served as the sixteenth president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from December 2004 through June 2012. Hockfield succeeded Charles M. Vest and was succeeded b ...

for ''The Age of Living Machines'' (W.W. Norton & Company). *2019:

for ''Dispatches from Planet 3'' (Yale University Press). *2019:

David Hu David L. Hu (born circa 1979) is an American mathematician, roboticist, and biologist who is currently an associate professor at the engineering department of Georgia Tech. His research centers on animal behavior and movement, and is noted for its ...

for ''How to Walk on Water and Climb Up Walls'' (Yale University Press). *2018: David Baron for ''American Eclipse: A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World'' (Liveright Publishing Corporation/W. W. Norton & Company). *2017: Timothy Jorgensen for ''Strange Glow: The Story of Radiation'' (Princeton University Press). *2016: Chris Woodford for ''Atoms Under the Floorboards: The Surprising Science Hidden in Your Home'' (Bloomsbury). *2015: Charles Adler for ''Wizards, Aliens, and Starships: Physics and Math in Fantasy and Science Fiction'' (Princeton University Press). *2014: Lee Billings for '' Five Billion Years of Solitude: the Search for Life Among the Stars'' (Current/Penguin).

Past Winners: Journalist

*2011:

George Musser George Musser (born 1965) is a contributing editor for ''Scientific American'' magazine in New York and the author of ''The Complete Idiot’s Guide to String Theory'' and of ''Spooky Action at a Distance''. Biography Musser did his undergraduate ...

for ''

Scientific American ''Scientific American'', informally abbreviated ''SciAm'' or sometimes ''SA'', is an American popular science magazine. Many famous scientists, including Albert Einstein and Nikola Tesla, have contributed articles to it. In print since 1845, it i ...

'' magazine,"Could Time End?" *2010: Tom Zoellner for Penguin Group, "Uranium: War, Energy, and the Rock that Shaped the World" *2008:

Ann Finkbeiner Ann Finkbeiner is a science writer who has contributed to various publications including ''Scientific American'', ''Nature'', ''Science'', '' Hakai Magazine'', ''Quanta Magazine'', ''Discover'', ''Sky & Telescope'', and ''Astronomy''. Finkbeiner ...

for Viking/Penguin,"The Jasons" *2007: Tim Folger,

Discover Magazine ''Discover'' is an American general audience science magazine launched in October 1980 by Time Inc. It has been owned by Kalmbach Publishing since 2010. History Founding ''Discover'' was created primarily through the efforts of ''Time'' mag ...

,"If an Electron can be in Two Places at Once, Why Can't You?" *2006:

Barbara Goldsmith Barbara Goldsmith (May 18, 1931 – June 26, 2016) was an American author, journalist, and philanthropist. She received critical and popular acclaim for her best-selling books, essays, articles, and her philanthropic work. She was awarded four ...

for WW Norton and Atlas Books, "Obsessive Genius" *2005: Michael Moyer for

Popular Science ''Popular Science'' (also known as ''PopSci'') is an American digital magazine carrying popular science content, which refers to articles for the general reader on science and technology subjects. ''Popular Science'' has won over 58 awards, incl ...

, "Journey to the 10th Dimension" *2004: J.

Madeleine Nash Madeleine may refer to: Common meanings *Madeleine (name), also Madeline, a feminine given name * Madeleine (cake), a traditional sweet cake from France *Mary Magdalene, also called the Madeleine Arts and entertainment * ''Madelein'' (1919 f ...

for Warner Books, ''El Niño: Unlocking the Secrets of the Master Weather-Maker''Best Sci-Tech Books 2004: The Masters of Science Writing: 3/1/2005: Library Journal
*2003:

Diane Tennant Diane may refer to: People *Diane (given name) Film * ''Diane'' (1929 film), a German silent film * ''Diane'' (1956 film), a historical drama film starring Lana Turner * ''Diane'' (2017 film), a mystery film directed by Michael Mongillo * ''D ...

for ''

The Virginian-Pilot ''The Virginian-Pilot'' is the daily newspaper for Norfolk, Virginia. Commonly known as ''The Pilot'', it is Virginia's largest daily. It serves the five cities of South Hampton Roads as well as several smaller towns across southeast Virgini ...

'',"A Cosmic Tale" *2002: No award given *2001:

for Joseph Henry Press, ''Einstein's Unfinished Symphony''Physics Today December 2001
/ref> *2000:

Ron Cowen Ron Cowen is an American writer and producer. He is a partner with Daniel Lipman in the television production company Cowlip Productions. Filmography As a writer * ''Queer as Folk'' (2000–2005) TV Series (developed by, writer) with Daniel ...

for ''

USA Today ''USA Today'' (stylized in all uppercase) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company. Founded by Al Neuharth on September 15, 1982, the newspaper operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters in Tysons, Virg ...

'', "Quantum Leap in Research Draws Cosmic Insight Closer"; Science News "Travelin' Light"; The Washington Post "Now Hear This!" *1999:

Michael Lemonick Michael Lemonick ( , born 13 October 1953) is an opinion editor at ''Scientific American'', a former senior staff writer at Climate Central and a former senior science writer at ''Time''. He has also written for ''Discover'', Yale Environment 360 ...

, '' Other Worlds: The Search for Life in the Universe'', Simon & Schuster *1998:

Robyn Suriano Robin Miriam Carlsson (born 12 June 1979), known as Robyn (), is a Swedish pop singer, songwriter, record producer, and DJ. She arrived on the music scene with her 1995 debut album, ''Robyn Is Here'', which produced two ''Billboard'' Hot 100 t ...

and Todd Halvorson for ''

Florida Today ''Florida Today'' is the major daily newspaper serving Brevard County, Florida. Al Neuharth of the Gannett corporation started the paper in 1966, and some of the things he did with this newspaper presaged what he would later do at USA Today. I ...

'', "Cassini: Debating the Risks" *1997: Hazel Muir for '' New Scientist Magazine'' "Watch Out, Here Comes the Sun" and "A Fast Rain's Going to Fall" *1996: K.C. Cole for ''

The Los Angeles Times ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in ...

'',(3 newspaper articles) *1995:

Gary Taubes Gary Taubes (born April 30, 1956) is an American journalist, writer, and low-carbohydrate / high-fat (LCHF) diet advocate. His central claim is that carbohydrates, especially sugar and high-fructose corn syrup, overstimulate the secretion of ins ...

for ''

'', "Welcome to Femtoland" *1994:

Dick Teresi Dick Teresi is an American writer. He is a co-author of '' The God Particle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question?'' He is also a former editor of '' Omni''. Career With his wife Judith Hooper, Teresi has coauthored ''The Three Poun ...

for ''

Omni Magazine ''Omni'' was a science and science fiction magazine published in its domestic American market as well as the UK. It contained articles on science, parapsychology, and short works of science fiction and fantasy. It was published as a print version ...

'', "The Last Great Experiment of the 20th Century" *1993:

Billy Goodman William Dale Goodman (March 22, 1926 – October 1, 1984) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) infielder who played 16 seasons for the Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, and Houston Colt .45s, from 1947 through 1962. Go ...

for ''

Air & Space Magazine ''Air & Space/Smithsonian'' is a quarterly magazine published by the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., United States. Its first publication was in April 1986. Articles in the magazine involve topics related to aviation and spac ...

'', "The Planet Hunters" *1992:

Dennis Overbye Dennis Overbye (born June 2, 1944, in Seattle, Washington) is a science writer specializing in physics and cosmology and is the cosmic affairs correspondent for ''The New York Times''. Biography Overbye received his B.S. in physics from M.I.T.� ...

for Harper Collins Publishers, ''Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos'' *1991: Charles Petit for ''Mosaic Magazine'', "Vanishingly Close to Absolute Zero" *1990:

Jerry Bishop Jerry Bishop (October 19, 1935 – April 21, 2020) was an American announcer, radio host and radio personality. Bishop is best known as the announcer for the American courtroom television show, ''Judge Judy'', for 23 years from 1997 until his dea ...

for ''

The Wall Street Journal ''The Wall Street Journal'' is an American business-focused, international daily newspaper based in New York City, with international editions also available in Chinese and Japanese. The ''Journal'', along with its Asian editions, is published ...

'', "Cold Fusion" *1989:

Timothy Ferris Timothy Ferris (born August 29, 1944) is an American science writer and the best-selling author of twelve books, including ''The Science of Liberty'' (2010) and ''Coming of Age in the Milky Way'' (1988), for which he was awarded the American ...

for William & Morrow Inc, ''Coming of Age in the Milky Way'' *1988:

Richard Preston Richard Preston (born August 5, 1954) is a writer for ''The New Yorker'' and bestselling author who has written books about infectious disease, bioterrorism, redwoods and other subjects, as well as fiction. Biography Preston was born in Cambri ...

for The Atlantic Monthly Press, ''First Light'' *1987: Shannon Brownlee and Allan Chen for Discover Magazine, "Waiting for the Big One" *1986: Arthur Fisher for Mosaic, "Chaos: The Ultimate Asymmetry" *1985: Ben Patrusky for ''

World Book Yearbook The ''World Book Encyclopedia'' is an American encyclopedia. The encyclopedia is designed to cover major areas of knowledge uniformly, but it shows particular strength in scientific, technical, historical and medical subjects. ''World Book'' wa ...

'', "The Wandering Continents" *1984: John Tierney for Discover Magazine,"Perpetual Commotion" *1983:

for Discover Magazine, "Quantum Weirdness" *1982:

for Discover Magazine, "The Ultimate Timepiece" *1981: Leo Janus for '' Science 80 Magazine'',"Timekeepers of the Solar System" *1980:

for ''Omni Magazine'', "The Wizard of Time and Space" *1979: Robert C. Cowen for ''

The Christian Science Monitor ''The Christian Science Monitor'' (''CSM''), commonly known as ''The Monitor'', is a nonprofit news organization that publishes daily articles in electronic format as well as a weekly print edition. It was founded in 1908 as a daily newspaper ...

'', "The New Astronomy" *1978:

for ''The Red Limit: The Search for the Edge of the Universe'' *1977:

William D. Metz William DeWitt Metz (June 13, 1914 - February 11, 2013) was an American historian specializing in Rhode Island History. He served as chairman of the Department of History at the University of Rhode Island, retiring after 45 years at the universi ...

for Science Magazine, "Fusion Research" *1976: Frederic Golden for

Time Magazine ''Time'' (stylized in all caps) is an American news magazine based in New York City. For nearly a century, it was published weekly, but starting in March 2020 it transitioned to every other week. It was first published in New York City on M ...

, "Forecast: Earthquake" *1975: Tom Alexander for '' Fortune Magazine'', "Ominous Changes in the World's Weather" *1974:

Patrick Young Patrick Young (29 August 1584 – 7 September 1652), also known as Patricius Junius, was a Scottish scholar and royal librarian to King James VI and I, and King Charles I. He was a noted Biblical and patristic scholar. Life He was born at Seto ...

for The National Observer, "A Quake Is Due at..." *1973: Edward Edelson for '' The New York News'', "The Mystery of Space" *1972: Jerry E. Bishop for The Wall Street Journal, "Celestial Clue" *1971: Kenneth Weaver for National Geographic, "Voyage to the Planets" *1970: C.P. Gilmore for ''

'', "Can We Stop Earthquakes from Happening" *1969: Walter S. Sullivan for The New York Times, "Flight of Apollo 8" *1968: William J. Perkinson for ''

The Baltimore Sun ''The Baltimore Sun'' is the largest general-circulation daily newspaper based in the U.S. state of Maryland and provides coverage of local and regional news, events, issues, people, and industries. Founded in 1837, it is currently owned by Tr ...

'', "ABM Primer: Physics for Defense"

Past Winners: Scientist

2011:

Dan Falk Dan Falk (born 1966) is a Canadian science journalist, broadcaster, and author. He has written for ''The Globe and Mail'', the ''Toronto Star'', '' The Walrus'', ''Cottage Life'', ''SkyNews'', '' Astronomy'' and '' New Scientist'', and has co ...

Scientific magazine ''Could Time End?'' 2009 -

COSMOS magazine ''End of Days: A Universe in Ruins'' 2008 - Gino Segre Viking/Penguin ''Faust in Copenhagen'' 2007 -

James Trefil James Stanley Trefil (born September 10, 1938) is an American physicist (Ph.D. in Physics at Stanford University in 1966) and author of nearly fifty books. Much of his published work focuses on science for the general audience. He has served a ...

Astronomy magazine ''Where is the Universe Heading?'' 2006:

Harper Collins ''

Big Bang The Big Bang event is a physical theory that describes how the universe expanded from an initial state of high density and temperature. Various cosmological models of the Big Bang explain the evolution of the observable universe from t ...

'' 2005:

Natural History Magazine ''Natural History'' is a natural history magazine published in the United States. The stated mission of the magazine is to promote public understanding and appreciation of nature and science. History Founded in 1900 by the American Museum of ...

'' ''In the Beginning'' 2004:

Len Fisher Leonard Ross Fisher (born 1942) is an Australian physicist, and visiting senior research fellow at the University of Bristol, UK. He is known for his research into everyday topics, such as the optimal way to dunk a biscuit, and the optimum us ...

Arcade Publishing, Inc. ''How to Dunk a Doughnut: The Science of Everyday Life'' www.lenfisher.co.uk 2003: Ray Jayawardhana Astronomy Magazine ''Beyond Black'' 2002:

Little, Brown & Co '' Atom: An Odyssey from the Big Bang to Life on Earth...and Beyond'' Honorable Mention:

Ken Croswell Ken Croswell is an American astronomer and author. His first degree, from Washington University in St. Louis, mixed science and wider interests, majoring in physics and minoring in English literature. He also got a PhD in astronomy from Harvard U ...

The Free Press ''The Universe at Midnight'' 2001: Neil de Grasse Tyson, Charles Liu, and Robert Irion Joseph Henry Press ''One Universe'' 2000:

Charles H. Townes Charles Hard Townes (July 28, 1915 – January 27, 2015) was an American physicist. Townes worked on the theory and application of the maser, for which he obtained the fundamental patent, and other work in quantum electronics associated wi ...

Oxford University Press ''How the Laser Happened'' 1999: John Wheeler and Kenneth Ford, W.W. Norton, ''Geons, Black Holes & Quantum Foam'' 1998:

, ''

'', ''Black Holes and the Information Paradox'' 1997: Award postponed until 1998 1996: Mitchell Begelman &

Martin Rees Martin John Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from the royalsociety.org website where: (born 23 June 1942) is a British cosmologist and astrophysicist. He is the fifteenth Astronomer Roya ...

W.H. Freeman & Co. ''Gravity's Fatal Attraction: Black Holes in the Universe'' 1995:

Eric Chaisson Eric J. Chaisson (pronounced ''chase-on'', born on October 26, 1946 in Lowell, Massachusetts) is an American astrophysicist known for his research, teaching, and writing on the interdisciplinary science of cosmic evolution. He is a member of the ...

HarperCollins Publishing ''The Hubble Wars'' 1994:

Kip S. Thorne Kip Stephen Thorne (born June 1, 1940) is an American theoretical physics, theoretical physicist known for his contributions in gravitation, gravitational physics and astrophysics. A longtime friend and colleague of Stephen Hawking and Carl ...

W.W. Norton & Company '' Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy'' 1993: Hans C. von Baeyer Random House ''Taming the Atom'' 1992:

David C. Cassidy David C. Cassidy (born August 10, 1945) is an American historian of science and professor emeritus at Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York. He is best known for his contributions to the history of quantum mechanics, scientific biography, hist ...

W.H. Freeman & Co. '' Uncertainty: The Life and Science of Werner Heisenberg'' 1991:

Harold Lewis Harold ("Hal") Warren Lewis (born October 1, 1923
at the Center for History of Physics,

W.W. Norton & Co. ''Technological Risk'' 1990: Bruce Murray W.W. Norton & Co. ''Journey Into Space'' 1989:

Mark Littmann Mark may refer to: Currency * Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina * East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic * Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1927 * Fin ...

John Wiley & Sons ''Planets Beyond: Discovering the Outer Solar System'' 1988: Michael Riordan Simon & Schuster ''The Hunting of the Quark'' 1987:

Basic Books ''Was Einstein Right?'' 1986:

Donald Goldsmith Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterpretation of th ...

Walker and Company ''Nemesis: The Death Star'' 1985:

Edwin C. Krupp Edwin Charles Krupp (born November 18, 1944) is an American astronomer, researcher, author, and popularizer of science. He is an internationally recognized expert in the field of archaeoastronomy, the study of how ancient cultures viewed the sky ...

Macmillan Publishing Company ''The Comet and You'' 1984: George Greenstein Freundlich Books ''Frozen Star'' 1983:

Oxford University Press '' Subtle is the Lord...The Science and the Life of Albert Einstein'' 1982:

Simon & Schuster ''The Cosmic Code: Quantum Physics as the Language of Nature'' 1981:

Little, Brown & Company ''Cosmic Dawn'' 1980: , W.H. Freeman & Company ''Black Holes and Warped Spacetime'' 1979: Hans C. von Baeyer Alumni Gazette,

College of William & Mary The College of William & Mary (officially The College of William and Mary in Virginia, abbreviated as William & Mary, W&M) is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia. Founded in 1693 by letters patent issued by King William II ...

''The Wonder of Gravity'' 1978:

Doubleday & Company ''In Search of Ancient Astronomies'' 1977:

Basic Books, Inc. ''

The First Three Minutes ''The First Three Minutes: A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe'' (1977; second edition 1993) is a book by American physicist and Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg. Summary ''The First Three Minutes'' attempts to explain the early stage ...

'' 1976:

Jeremy Bernstein Jeremy Bernstein (born December 31, 1929, in Rochester, New York) is an American theoretical physicist and popular science writer. Early life Bernstein's parents, Philip S. Bernstein, a Reform rabbi, and Sophie Rubin Bernstein named him after th ...

The New Yorker ''Physicist: I.I. Rabi'' 1975: Robert H. March Science Year ''The Quandary Over Quarks'' 1974:

Robert D. Chapman The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research. NASA was established in 1958, succeedi ...

Goddard Space Flight Center The Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is a major NASA space research laboratory located approximately northeast of Washington, D.C. in Greenbelt, Maryland, United States. Established on May 1, 1959 as NASA's first space flight center, GSFC emp ...

'Comet Kohoutek'' 1973:

Viking Press '' Albert Einstein: Creator and Rebel'' 1972: Dietrich Schroeer Addison-Wesley ''Physics & Its Fifth Dimension: Society'' 1971: Robert H. March MacGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc. ''Physics for Poets'' 1970:

(written for) Atomic Energy Commission ''The Elusive Neutrino'' 1969:

Science Year ''The Death of a Star''

Past Winners: Children's

2011:

Vicki Wittenstein Vicky, Vicko, Vick, Vickie or Vicki is a feminine given name, often a hypocorism of Victoria. The feminine name Vicky in Greece comes from the name Vasiliki. Women * Family nickname of Victoria, Princess Royal (1840–1901), wife of German ...

Boyds Mills Press "Planet Hunter: Geoff Marcy and the Search for Other Earths" 2010:

Gillian Richardson Gillian may refer to: Places * Gillian Settlement, Arkansas, an unincorporated community People Gillian (variant Jillian) is an English feminine given name, frequently shortened to Gill. It originates as a feminine form of the name Julian, Juli ...

Annick Press Ltd. "Kaboom! Explosions of All Kinds" 2009: Cora Lee and Gillian O’Reilly Annick Press "The Great Number Rumble: A story of Math in Surprising Places" 2008:

Alexandra Siy and Dennis Kunkel Alexandra () is the feminine form of the given name Alexander (, ). Etymology, Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; genitive, GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defe ...

Charlesbridge "SNEEZE! 2007:

Jacob Berkowitz Jacob (; ; ar, يَعْقُوب, Yaʿqūb; gr, Ἰακώβ, Iakṓb), later given the name Israel, is regarded as a patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Ja ...

Kids Can Press "Jurassic Poop" 2006:

David Garrison David Earl Garrison (born June 30, 1952) is an American actor. His primary venue is live theatre, but he is best known as the character Steve Rhoades in the television series, '' Married... with Children''. He has also appeared in numerous theat ...

Shannon Hunt Shannon may refer to: People * Shannon (given name) * Shannon (surname) * Shannon (American singer), stage name of singer Shannon Brenda Greene (born 1958) * Shannon (South Korean singer), British-South Korean singer and actress Shannon Arrum Will ...

and

Jude Isabella Jude may refer to: People Biblical * Jude, brother of Jesus, who is sometimes identified as being the same person as Jude the Apostle * Jude the Apostle, an apostle also called Judas Thaddaeus or Lebbaeus, the patron saint of lost causes in the ...

Kids Can Press "Fantastic Feats and Failures" 2005: Bea Uusma Schyffert Chronicle Books "The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon" 2004:

Marianne Dyson Marianne Jakmides Dyson is a writer of non-fiction books, mostly for children, about space science. She grew up in Canton, Ohio, lives in Houston and has worked for NASA. Her book ''Space Station Science: Life in Free Fall'' was a Golden Kite ...

National Geographic "Home on the Moon: Living in the Space Frontier"AGU Honors
/ref> 2003: Ron Miller Twenty-First Century Books, a Division of The Millbrook Press Worlds Beyond Series: Extrasolar Planets, The Sun, Jupiter, and Venus 2002: Fred Bortz The Millbrook Press Techno-Matter: The Materials Behind the Marvels 2001:

Cynthia Pratt Nicolson Cynthia is a feminine given name of Greek origin: , , "from Mount Cynthus" on Delos island. The name has been in use in the Anglosphere since the 1600s. There are various spellings for this name, and it can be abbreviated to Cindy, Cyndi, Cyndy, ...

Kids Can Press Exploring Space 2000: Jill Frankel Hauser Williamson Publishing Science Play! Gizmos & Gadgets 1999: Elaine Scott Hyperion Books for Children Close Encounters 1998: Barbara Taylor Henry Holt and Company Earth Explained 1997: Donald Silver Silver Burdett Press Extinction is Forever 1996:

Steve Tomecek ''yes'Steve is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Steven or Stephen Notable people with the name include: steve jops * Steve Abbott (disambiguation), several people * Steve Adams (disambiguation), several people * Steve A ...

W.H. Freeman and Company Bouncing & Bending Light 1995:

Sally Ride Sally Kristen Ride (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012) was an American astronaut and physicist. Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983 became the first American woman and the third woman to fly in space, after cosmonauts ...

and

Tam O'Shaughnessy Tam Elizabeth O'Shaughnessy (born January 27, 1952) is an American children's science writer and former professional tennis player who co-founded the science education company Sally Ride Science together with her partner, astronaut Sally Ride, ...

Crown Publishers, Inc. The Third Planet: Exploring the Earth from Space 1994:

Wendy Baker Wendy Baker (born March 10, 1964, in Montreal, Quebec) is a former field hockey goalkeeper from Canada. She was a member of the Women's Senior National Team, which finished sixth at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea. International Sen ...

Andrew Haslam Andrew Haslam (June 23, 1846 – April 10, 1923) was an Irish-Canadian sawmill-owner and Conservative politician. Born at Woodhill, Donegal, Ireland. He served as the MLA for Nanaimo from 1889 to 1890. From 1892 to 1893, he was mayor of Nanaim ...

, and Alexandra Parsons Macmillan Make it Work! 1993:

Gail Gibbons Gail Gibbons is an American writer and illustrator of children's books, most of which are non-fiction. She started her career as a graphic artist for television, but transitioned to writing and designing children's books in the 1970s. Early ...

Holiday House Stargazers 1992:

Gloria Skurzynski Gloria Joan Skurzynski (born July 6, 1930) is an American writer of books for young people, including both fiction and non-fiction. Early life and education Gloria Joan Flister Skurzynski was born in Duquesne, Pennsylvania in 1930 to Aylmer Kear ...

Bradbury Press Almost The Real Thing 1991: Richard Maurer Simon & Schuster Inc. Airborne 1990:

David Macaulay David Macaulay (born 2 December 1946) is a British-born American illustrator and writer. His works include ''Cathedral'' (1973), '' The Way Things Work'' (1988) and ''The New Way Things Work'' (1998). His illustrations have been featured in ...

Houghton Mifflin Company The Way Things Work 1989: Gail Kay Haines Putnam & Grosset Micromysteries 1988: Susan Kovacs Buxbaum, Rita Golden Graham, and Maryann Cocca-Leffler Basic Books Splash! All About Baths

Past Winner: Broadcast Media

2009:

Tom Shachtman Tom Shachtman (born 1942) is an American author, journalist, filmmaker, and educator. He has published more than thirty books across a variety of topics, including histories, biographies, and books for children. He lives in Connecticut. Awards Shac ...

and David Dugan Windfall Films in collaboration with Meridian Productions and broadcast on WGBH/NOVA in association with TPT/

Twin Cities Public Television Twin Cities Public Television, Inc. (abbreviated TPT, doing business as Twin Cities PBS) is a nonprofit organization based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, that operates the Twin Cities' two PBS member television stations, KTCA-TV (channe ...

"Absolute Zero" 2008: Julia Cort WGBH/

NOVA scienceNOW ''Nova ScienceNow'' (styled ''NOVΛ scienceNOW'') is a spinoff of the long-running and venerable PBS science program ''Nova''. Premiering on January 25, 2005, the series was originally hosted by Robert Krulwich, who described it as an experimen ...

"Asteroid" 2007: Jim Handman, Pat Senson, and Bob McDonald

CBC Radio CBC Radio is the English-language radio operations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The CBC operates a number of radio networks serving different audiences and programming niches, all of which (regardless of language) are outlined below ...

"Multiple Worlds, Parallel Universes" 2006:

David Kestenbaum David Samuel Kestenbaum is an American radio producer for Planet Money and This American Life. He was formerly a correspondent for National Public Radio. He generally covers science and economic issues. Kestenbaum earned a Ph.D in physics from H ...

National Public Radio National Public Radio (NPR, stylized in all lowercase) is an American privately and state funded nonprofit media organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California. It differs from othe ...

"Einstein's Miraculous Year: How Smart was Einstein?" 2005:

Jon Palfreman Jon Palfreman is a reporter, writer, producer, director and educator best known for his documentary work on ''Frontline'' and ''Nova''. He has won awards for his journalism, including the Peabody Award, Emmy Award, the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia ...

WNET New York WNET (channel 13), branded on-air as "Thirteen" (stylized as "THIRTEEN"), is a primary PBS member television station licensed to Newark, New Jersey, United States, serving the New York City area. Owned by The WNET Group (formerly known as ...

"Innovation: Light Speed" 2004:

William S. Hammack William (Bill) S. Hammack (born 1961) is an American chemical engineer, and Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. Hammack earned his BS in Chemical Engineering in 1984 from Michig ...

"Public Radio Pieces" WILL-AM Radio 2003: Jim Handman, Pat Senson, and Bob McDonald CBC Radio "It's About Time" 2002:

National Public Radio "Measuring Muons" (RealMedia file) 2001:

WGBH- '' Frontline''/NOVA "What's Up with the Weather?" 2000: Craig Heaps KTVU- TV Time & Space Space Weather 1999:

CBC Radio From Empedocles to Einstein 1998:

Sandy Rathbun Sandy may refer to: People and fictional characters * Sandy (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Sandy (surname), a list of people * Sandy (singer), Brazilian singer and actress Sandy Leah Lima (born 1983) *(Sandy) ...

and Dave Greenleaf

KVOA-TV KVOA (channel 4) is a television station in Tucson, Arizona, United States, affiliated with NBC and owned by Allen Media Broadcasting. The station's studios are located on West Elm Street north of downtown Tucson, and its primary transmitter is ...

Asteroid: The Real Story

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