Science Communication Awards

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
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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 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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Honorable Mention 1

WorkCategoryYear
The Universe at Midnight: Observations Illuminating the Cosmos by Ken CroswellScientist2006

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WorkCategoryYear
The Age of Living Machines: How Biology Will Build the Next Technology Revolution by Susan HockfieldBooks2020
Just Right: Searching for the Goldilocks Planet by Curtis ManleyChildren2020
Dispatches from Planet 3: Thirty-Two (Brief) Tales on the Solar System, the Milky Way, and Beyond by Marcia BartusiakBooks2019
How to Walk on Water and Climb up Walls: Animal Movement and the Robots of the Future by David HuBooks2019
NOVA: Black Hole Apocalypse DVD by n/aBroadcast and New Media2019
Planetarium: Welcome to the Museum by Raman PrinjaChildren2019
American Eclipse: A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World by David BaronBooks2018
What a Waste: Where Does Garbage Go? by Claire EamerChildren2018
Strange Glow: The Story of Radiation by Timothy J. JorgensenBooks2017
Water Wow! (A Visual Exploration) by Paula AyerChildren2017
Atoms Under the Floorboards: The Surprising Science Hidden in Your Home by Chris WoodfordBooks2016
How Machines Work: Zoo Break! by David MacaulayChildren2016
Wizards, Aliens, and Starships: Physics and Math in Fantasy and Science Fiction by Charles L. AdlerBooks2015
Virginia Climate Fever: How Global Warming Will Transform Our Cities, Shorelines, and Forests by Stephen NashBooks2015
Ghost in the Water (The League of Scientists) by Naturally! Editors at ScienceChildren2015
Batman Science: The Real-World Science Behind Batman's Gear (DC Super Heroes) by Tammy EnzChildren2015
Five Billion Years of Solitude: The Search for Life Among the Stars by Lee BillingsBooks2014
How to Make a Universe with 92 Ingredients: An Electrifying Guide to the Elements by Adrian DingleChildren2014
Max Goes to the Moon: A Science Adventure with Max the Dog (Science Adventures with Max the Dog series) by Jeffrey BennettChildren2013
The Klutz Guide to the Galaxy (Klutz Guides) by Pat MurphyChildren2012
The 4 Percent Universe: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Race to Discover the Rest of Reality by Richard PanekJournalist2012
Planet Hunter, Geoff Marcy and the Search for Other Earths by Vicki Oransky WittensteinChildren2011
Kaboom!: Explosions of All Kinds by Gillian RichardsonChildren2010
Uranium: War, Energy and the Rock That Shaped the World by Tom ZoellnerJournalist2010
NOVA: Absolute Zero: Chasing the Ultimate Freezing Point [2008 TV episode] by David DuganBroadcast2009
The Great Number Rumble: A Story of Math in Surprising Places by Cora LeeChildren2009
Sneeze! by Alexandra SiyChildren2008
The Jasons: The Secret History of Science's Postwar Elite by Ann FinkbeinerJournalist2008
Faust in Copenhagen: A Struggle for the Soul of Physics by Gino SegrèScientist2008
Jurassic Poop: What Dinosaurs (and Others) Left Behind by Jacob BerkowitzChildren2007
Fantastic Feats and Failures by Editors of YES MagChildren2006
Obsessive Genius: The Inner World of Marie Curie by Barbara GoldsmithJournalist2006
Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe by Simon SinghScientist2006
The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon by Bea Uusma SchyffertChildren2005
Home on the Moon: Living on a Space Frontier by Marianne J. DysonChildren2004
El Nino: Unlocking the Secrets of the Master Weather-Maker by J. Madeleine NashJournalist2004
How to Dunk a Doughnut: The Science of Everyday Life by Len FisherScientist2004
Extrasolar Planets by Ron MillerChildren2003
Techno-Matter:The Materials Be by Fred BortzChildren2002
Atom : An Odyssey from the Big Bang to Life on Earth...and Beyond by Lawrence M. KraussScientist2002
What's up with the weather? [videorecording]Broadcast2001
Exploring Space by Cynthia Pratt NicolsonChildren2001
Einstein's Unfinished Symphony: Listening to the Sounds of Space-Time by Marcia BartusiakJournalist2001
One Universe: At Home in the Cosmos by Neil deGrasse TysonScientist2001
Gizmos & Gadgets: Creating Science Contraptions That Work (& Knowing Why) (Williamson Kids Can! Series) by Jill Frankel HauserChildren2000
Science Play!: Beginning Discoveries for 2-To 6-Year-Olds (Williamson Little Hands Series) by Jill Frankel HauserChildren2000
How the Laser Happened: Adventures of a Scientist by Charles H. TownesScientist2000
Close Encounters: Exploring the Universe with the Hubble Space Telescope by Elaine ScottChildren1999
Other Worlds: The Search for Life in the Universe by Michael D. LemonickJournalist1999
Geons, Black Holes, and Quantum Foam: A Life in Physics by John Archibald WheelerScientist1999
Earth Explained: A Beginner's Guide to Our Planet (Henry Holt Reference Book) by Barbara TaylorChildren1998
Extinction is forever by Donald M. SilverChildren1997
Extinction Is Forever by Donald M. SilverChildren1997
Bouncing & Bending Light (Phantastic Physical Phenomena) by Steve TomecekChildren1996
Gravity's Fatal Attraction: Black Holes in the Universe by Mitchell BegelmanScientist1996
The Third Planet: Exploring the Earth from Space by Sally RideChildren1995
The Hubble Wars: Astrophysics Meets Astropolitics in the Two-Billion-Dollar Struggle over the Hubble Space Telescope by Eric J. ChaissonScientist1995
Sound (Make It Work!) by Andrew HaslamChildren (Series)1994
Black Holes and Time Warps : Einstein's Outrageous Legacy by Kip S. ThorneScientist1994
Stargazers by Gail GibbonsChildren1993
Taming the Atom: The Emergence of the Visible Microworld by Hans Christian Von BaeyerScientist1993
Almost the real thing: Simulation in your high-tech world by Gloria SkurzynskiChildren1992
Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos: The Scientific Quest for the Secret of the Universe by Dennis OverbyeJournalist1992
Uncertainty: The Life and Science of Werner Heisenberg by David C. CassidyScientist1992
Airborne: The Search for the Secret of Flight (Novabook Series) by Richard MaurerChildren1991
Technological Risk by H. W. LewisScientist1991
The Way Things Work by David MacaulayChildren1990
Journey into Space: The First Three Decades of Space Exploration by Bruce C. MurrayScientist1990
Micromysteries: Stories of Scientific Detection by Gail Kay HainesChildren1989
Coming of Age in the Milky Way by Timothy FerrisJournalist1989
Planets Beyond: Discovering the Outer Solar System by Mark LittmannScientist1989
Splash! All About Baths by Susan Kovacs BuxbaumChildren1988
First Light: The Search for the Edge of the Universe by Richard PrestonJournalist1988
The Hunting of the Quark: A True Story of Modern Physics (Touchstone Book) by Michael RiordanScientist1988
Was Einstein Right?: Putting General Relativity to the Test by Clifford M. WillScientist1987
Nemesis by Richard A. MullerScientist1986
The Comet and You by Edwin C. KruppScientist1985
Frozen Star: Of Pulsars, Black Holes and the Fate of Stars by George GreensteinScientist1984
Subtle Is the Lord: The Science and the Life of Albert Einstein by Abraham PaisScientist1983
The Cosmic Code: Quantum Physics as the Language of Nature by Heinz R. PagelsScientist1982
Cosmic Dawn: The Origins of Matter and Life by Eric ChaissonScientist1981
Black Holes and Warped Spacetime by William J. KaufmannScientist1980
The Red Limit: The Search for the Edge of the Universe by Timothy FerrisJournalist1978
In Search of Ancient Astronomies by E. C. KruppScientist1978
The First Three Minutes by Steven WeinbergScientist1977
Comet Kohoutek by Robert D. ChapmanScientist1974
Albert Einstein: Creator and Rebel by Banesh HoffmannScientist1973
Physics and Its Fifth Dimension: Society. by Dietrich SchroeerScientist1972
Voyage to the Planets by Kenneth F. WeaverJournalist1971
Physics for Poets by Robert H. MarchScientist1971
The elusive neutrino by Jeremy BernsteinScientist1970

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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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