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Given by American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Other Names: American Institute of Physics Science Communication Award, American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award, Science Writing Award
32 Works 8,840 Books 112 Reviews ½ 4.0
The Science Communication Awards of the American Institute of Physics (AIP) were established in the 1960s to recognize some of the best science writing of the previous year. Awards were originally show more given based on the occupation of the author, but are now categorized by format.

Multiple awards made to article-length writing do not appear on this list (since they're not yet in LibraryThing). See the AIP Science Communication Awards website for a complete list. show less
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All, 2008 (1), 2006 (2), 2004 (1), 2002 (1), 2001 (1), 2000 (1), 1999 (1), 1996 (1), 1995 (1), 1994 (1), 1993 (1), 1992 (1), 1991 (1), 1990 (1), 1989 (1), 1988 (1), 1987 (1), 1986 (1), 1985 (1), 1984 (1), 1983 (1), 1982 (1), 1981 (1), 1980 (1), 1978 (1), 1977 (1), 1974 (1), 1973 (1), 1972 (1), 1971 (1), 1970 (1)

Honorable Mention 1

WorkYear
The Universe at Midnight: Observations Illuminating the Cosmos by Ken Croswell2006

No Stage 31

WorkYear
Faust in Copenhagen: A Struggle for the Soul of Physics by Gino Segrè2008
Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe by Simon Singh2006
How to Dunk a Doughnut: The Science of Everyday Life by Len Fisher2004
Atom : An Odyssey from the Big Bang to Life on Earth...and Beyond by Lawrence M. Krauss2002
One Universe: At Home in the Cosmos by Neil deGrasse Tyson2001
How the Laser Happened: Adventures of a Scientist by Charles H. Townes2000
Geons, Black Holes, and Quantum Foam: A Life in Physics by John Archibald Wheeler1999
Gravity's Fatal Attraction: Black Holes in the Universe by Mitchell Begelman1996
The Hubble Wars: Astrophysics Meets Astropolitics in the Two-Billion-Dollar Struggle over the Hubble Space Telescope by Eric J. Chaisson1995
Black Holes and Time Warps : Einstein's Outrageous Legacy by Kip S. Thorne1994
Taming the Atom: The Emergence of the Visible Microworld by Hans Christian Von Baeyer1993
Uncertainty: The Life and Science of Werner Heisenberg by David C. Cassidy1992
Technological Risk by H. W. Lewis1991
Journey into Space: The First Three Decades of Space Exploration by Bruce C. Murray1990
Planets Beyond: Discovering the Outer Solar System by Mark Littmann1989
The Hunting of the Quark: A True Story of Modern Physics (Touchstone Book) by Michael Riordan1988
Was Einstein Right?: Putting General Relativity to the Test by Clifford M. Will1987
Nemesis by Richard A. Muller1986
The Comet and You by Edwin C. Krupp1985
Frozen Star: Of Pulsars, Black Holes and the Fate of Stars by George Greenstein1984
Subtle Is the Lord: The Science and the Life of Albert Einstein by Abraham Pais1983
The Cosmic Code: Quantum Physics as the Language of Nature by Heinz R. Pagels1982
Cosmic Dawn: The Origins of Matter and Life by Eric Chaisson1981
Black Holes and Warped Spacetime by William J. Kaufmann1980
In Search of Ancient Astronomies by E. C. Krupp1978
The First Three Minutes by Steven Weinberg1977
Comet Kohoutek by Robert D. Chapman1974
Albert Einstein: Creator and Rebel by Banesh Hoffmann1973
Physics and Its Fifth Dimension: Society. by Dietrich Schroeer1972
Physics for Poets by Robert H. March1971
The elusive neutrino by Jeremy Bernstein1970

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The Science Communication Awards of the American Institute of Physics (AIP) were established in the 1960s to recognize some of the best science writing of the previous year. Awards were originally given based on the occupation of the author, but are now categorized by format.

Multiple awards made to article-length writing do not appear on this list (since they're not yet in LibraryThing). See the AIP Science Communication Awards website for a complete list. (English, Member-written)
The Science Communication Awards of the American Institute of Physics (AIP) were established in the 1960s to recognize some of the best science writing of the previous year. Awards were originally given based on the occupation of the author, but are now categorized by format.

Multiple awards made to article-length writing do not appear on this list (since they're not yet in LibraryThing). See the AIP Science Communication Awards website for a complete list. (English, Member-written)

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