pesahson
15-Dec-2011, 14:55
Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books 2011
It has been announced some time ago (17 November).
The winner is:
The Wavewatcher’s Companion by Gavin Pretor-Pinney
370
A short interview with the author in this podcast:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/audio/2011/nov/21/science-weekly-podcast-alzheimers-neuroscience?INTCMP=SRCH
The shortlist was:
Alex’s Adventures in Numberland by Alex Bellos (Bloomsbury)
Through the Language Glass: How Words Colour Your World by Guy Deutscher (William Heinemann)
The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean (Doubleday)
The Wavewatcher’s Companion by Gavin Pretor-Pinney (Bloomsbury)
Massive: The Missing Particle That Sparked the Greatest Hunt in Science by Ian Sample (Basic Books)
The Rough Guide to The Future by Jon Turney (Rough Guides)
You can hear a little bit about each book in this podcast from the Guardian (which I recommend subscribing to anyway, it’s regularly very interesting)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/audio/2011/nov/14/science-weekly-podcast-winton-appleyard
Apparently you can download the first chapter free from the Royal Society's website:
http://royalsociety.org/awards/science-books/
It has been announced some time ago (17 November).
The winner is:
The Wavewatcher’s Companion by Gavin Pretor-Pinney
370
A short interview with the author in this podcast:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/audio/2011/nov/21/science-weekly-podcast-alzheimers-neuroscience?INTCMP=SRCH
The shortlist was:
Alex’s Adventures in Numberland by Alex Bellos (Bloomsbury)
Through the Language Glass: How Words Colour Your World by Guy Deutscher (William Heinemann)
The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean (Doubleday)
The Wavewatcher’s Companion by Gavin Pretor-Pinney (Bloomsbury)
Massive: The Missing Particle That Sparked the Greatest Hunt in Science by Ian Sample (Basic Books)
The Rough Guide to The Future by Jon Turney (Rough Guides)
You can hear a little bit about each book in this podcast from the Guardian (which I recommend subscribing to anyway, it’s regularly very interesting)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/audio/2011/nov/14/science-weekly-podcast-winton-appleyard
Apparently you can download the first chapter free from the Royal Society's website:
http://royalsociety.org/awards/science-books/