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{{ | {{Short description|British annual award for science writing}} | ||
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The '''Royal Society Science Book Prize''' is an annual £25,000 prize awarded by the [[Royal Society]] to celebrate outstanding popular science books from around the world.<ref name= | The '''Royal Society Science Book Prize''' is an annual £25,000 prize awarded by the [[Royal Society]] to celebrate outstanding popular science books from around the world.<ref name=prize/> It is open to authors of science books written for a non-specialist audience, and since it was established in 1988 has championed writers such as [[Stephen Hawking]], [[Jared Diamond]], [[Stephen Jay Gould]] and [[Bill Bryson]]. In 2015 ''[[The Guardian]]'' described the prize as "the most prestigious science book prize in Britain".<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last=Sample |first=Ian |date=24 September 2015 |title=Top science book prize won by woman for first time |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/sep/24/top-science-royal-society-winton-book-prize-won-by-woman-for-first-time |access-date=22 June 2016}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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==Judging process== | ==Judging process== | ||
A panel of judges decides the shortlist and the winner of the Prize each year. The panel is chaired by a fellow of the [[Royal Society]] and includes authors, scientists and media personalities. The judges for the 2016 prize included author [[Bill Bryson]], theoretical physicist Dr Clare Burrage, science fiction author [[Alastair Reynolds]], ornithologist and science blogger GrrlScientist, and author and director of external affairs at the [[Science Museum Group]], [[Roger Highfield]].<ref name="bookseller.com"/> In 2019, the jury consisted of Sir [[Nigel Shadbolt]], [[Shukry James Habib]], [[Dorothy Koomson]], [[Stephen McGann]], and [[Gwyneth Williams]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Judging panel 2019 |website=royalsociety.org |url=https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/book-prizes/science-book-prize/2019/judges/#koomson | | A panel of judges decides the shortlist and the winner of the Prize each year. The panel is chaired by a fellow of the [[Royal Society]] and includes authors, scientists and media personalities. The judges for the 2016 prize included author [[Bill Bryson]], theoretical physicist Dr Clare Burrage, science fiction author [[Alastair Reynolds]], ornithologist and science blogger GrrlScientist, and author and director of external affairs at the [[Science Museum Group]], [[Roger Highfield]].<ref name="bookseller.com"/> In 2019, the jury consisted of Sir [[Nigel Shadbolt]], [[Shukry James Habib]], [[Dorothy Koomson]], [[Stephen McGann]], and [[Gwyneth Williams]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Judging panel 2019 |website=royalsociety.org |url=https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/book-prizes/science-book-prize/2019/judges/#koomson|url-status=deviated|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023213942/https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/book-prizes/science-book-prize/2019/judges/#koomson|archive-date=23 October 2019}}</ref> | ||
All books entered for the prize must be published in English for the first time between September and October the preceding year. The winner is announced at an award ceremony and receives £25,000. Each of the other shortlisted authors receives £2,500.<ref name= | All books entered for the prize must be published in English for the first time between September and October the preceding year. The winner is announced at an award ceremony and, {{As of|2025|lc=y}}, receives £25,000. Each of the other shortlisted authors receives £2,500.<ref name=prize>{{cite web | title=About the Science Book Prize | publisher=Royal Society |access-date=19 August 2025 | url=https://royalsociety.org/medals-and-prizes/science-book-prize/about/}}</ref> | ||
==Shortlisted books== | ==Shortlisted books== | ||
=== | === 1988–2000 === | ||
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|+Royal Society Prizes for Science Books winners, 1988-2000<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Past Winners & Shortlisted Books - Science Book Prize |url=https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/book-prizes/science-book-prize/past-winners/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=[[The Royal Society]]}}</ref> | |+Royal Society Prizes for Science Books winners, 1988-2000<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Past Winners & Shortlisted Books - Science Book Prize |url=https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/book-prizes/science-book-prize/past-winners/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=[[The Royal Society]]}}</ref> | ||
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=== | === 2000–2010=== | ||
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|+Royal Society Prizes for Science Books winners, 2000-2009<ref name=":1" /> | |+Royal Society Prizes for Science Books winners, 2000-2009<ref name=":1" /> | ||
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|''{{sortname|1=The|2=Universe in a Nutshell}}'' | |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Universe in a Nutshell}}'' | ||
|Winner | |Winner | ||
|<ref>{{Cite | |<ref>{{Cite news|first=Ian |last=Sample |date=2007-04-26 |title=Tale of a sexless tortoise shortlisted for science book prize |url=http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/apr/26/research.highereducation |access-date=2022-12-03 |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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|{{sortname|last=Gorst|first=Martin}} | |{{sortname|last=Gorst|first=Martin}} | ||
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|{{sortname| | |{{sortname|Stephen|Webb|Stephen Webb (scientist)}} | ||
|''Where Is Everybody?'' | |''Where Is Everybody?'' | ||
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|''{{sortname|1=A|2=Short History of Nearly Everything}}'' | |''{{sortname|1=A|2=Short History of Nearly Everything}}'' | ||
|Winner | |Winner | ||
|<ref>{{Cite | |<ref>{{Cite news|first=Alison |last=Flood |date=2016-08-04 |title=Bill Bryson hails 'thrilling' Royal Society science book prize shortlist |url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/aug/04/bill-bryson-hails-thrilling-royal-society-science-book-prize-shortlist |access-date=2022-12-03 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |language=en}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{sortname|last=Brown|first=Andrew|link=Andrew Brown (writer)}} | |{{sortname|last=Brown|first=Andrew|link=Andrew Brown (writer)}} | ||
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|''Electric Universe: How Electricity Switched on the Modern World'' | |''Electric Universe: How Electricity Switched on the Modern World'' | ||
|Winner | |Winner | ||
|<ref>{{Cite | |<ref>{{Cite news|first1=Ian |last1=Sample |last2=Randerson |first2=James |date=2006-05-17 |title=Science book winner donates prize to David Kelly's family |url=http://www.theguardian.com/science/2006/may/17/books.aventisprizeforsciencebooks2006 |access-date=2022-12-03 |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{sortname|last=Diamond|first=Jared}} | |{{sortname|last=Diamond|first=Jared}} | ||
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|''[[Stumbling on Happiness]]'' | |''[[Stumbling on Happiness]]'' | ||
|Winner | |Winner | ||
|<ref>{{Cite | |<ref>{{Cite news|first=Alok |last=Jha |date=2007-05-15 |title=Search for happiness scoops science prize |url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2007/may/15/royalsocietyprizes2007.awardsandprizes |access-date=2022-12-03 |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{sortname|last=Henson|first=Robert}} | |{{sortname|last=Henson|first=Robert}} | ||
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|''[[Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet]]'' | |''[[Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet]]'' | ||
|Winner | |Winner | ||
|<ref>{{Cite | |<ref>{{Cite news|first=Lindesay |last=Irvine |date=2008-06-17 |title=Lynas's Six Degrees wins Royal Society award |url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/jun/17/news.science |access-date=2022-12-03 |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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|{{sortname|last=Clark|first=Stuart|link=Stuart Clark (author)}} | |{{sortname|last=Clark|first=Stuart|link=Stuart Clark (author)}} | ||
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|''{{sortname|1=The|2=Age of Wonder}}'' | |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Age of Wonder}}'' | ||
|Winner | |Winner | ||
|<ref name=":3">{{cite | |<ref name=":3">{{cite news|date=15 September 2009 |title=Prize for wonder of science past |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8256979.stm |access-date=22 June 2016 |publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref> | ||
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|{{sortname|last=Gilbert|first=Avery}} | |{{sortname|last=Gilbert|first=Avery}} | ||
|''What the Nose Knows'' | |''What the Nose Knows'' | ||
| rowspan="5" |Finalist | | rowspan="5" |Finalist | ||
|<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite | |<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite news|first=Tim |last=Radford |date=2009-09-08 |title=Royal Society Science Book Prize: The shortlist |url=http://www.theguardian.com/science/2009/sep/08/royal-society-science-book-review |access-date=2022-12-03 |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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|{{sortname|last=Goldacre|first=Ben}} | |{{sortname|last=Goldacre|first=Ben}} | ||
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|''Life Ascending'' | |''Life Ascending'' | ||
|Winner | |Winner | ||
|<ref>{{cite web |date=21 October 2010 |title=Royal Society's science book prize will be the last |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11595847 |access-date=22 June 2016 |website=[[BBC]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite | |<ref>{{cite web |date=21 October 2010 |title=Royal Society's science book prize will be the last |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11595847 |access-date=22 June 2016 |website=[[BBC]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|first=Ian |last=Sample |date=2010-10-21 |title=Nick Lane wins Royal Society science book prize for Life Ascending |url=http://www.theguardian.com/science/2010/oct/21/nick-lane-royal-society-life-ascending |access-date=2022-12-03 |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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|{{sortname|last=Chown|first=Marcus}} | |{{sortname|last=Chown|first=Marcus}} | ||
|''We Need To Talk About Kelvin'' | |''We Need To Talk About Kelvin'' | ||
| rowspan="5" |Finalist | | rowspan="5" |Finalist | ||
|<ref>{{Cite | |<ref>{{Cite news|first=Tim |last=Radford |date=2010-10-13 |title=We Need to Talk about Kelvin by Marcus Chown – review |url=http://www.theguardian.com/science/2010/oct/13/we-need-to-talk-about-kelvin-review |access-date=2022-12-03 |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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|{{sortname|last=Cox|first=Brian|link=Brian Cox (physicist)}} and [[Jeff Forshaw]] | |{{sortname|last=Cox|first=Brian|link=Brian Cox (physicist)}} and [[Jeff Forshaw]] | ||
|''[[Why Does E=mc²?|Why Does E=mc2?]]'' | |''[[Why Does E=mc²?|Why Does E=mc2?]]'' | ||
|<ref>{{Cite | |<ref>{{Cite news|first=Alok |last=Jha |date=2010-10-18 |title=Why Does E=mc2? by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw – review |url=http://www.theguardian.com/science/2010/oct/18/einstein-relativity-science-book-review |access-date=2022-12-03 |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{sortname|last=Grinnell|first=Frederick|link=Frederick Grinnell (biologist)}} | |{{sortname|last=Grinnell|first=Frederick|link=Frederick Grinnell (biologist)}} | ||
|''Everyday Practice of Science: Where Intuition and Passion Meet Objectivity and Logic'' | |''Everyday Practice of Science: Where Intuition and Passion Meet Objectivity and Logic'' | ||
|<ref>{{Cite | |<ref>{{Cite news|first=Tim |last=Radford |date=2010-10-14 |title=Everyday Practice of Science by Frederick Grinnell – review |url=http://www.theguardian.com/science/2010/oct/14/everyday-practice-science-frederick-grinnell |access-date=2022-12-03 |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{sortname|last=Hannam|first=James}} | |{{sortname|last=Hannam|first=James}} | ||
|''[[God's Philosophers: How the Medieval World Laid the Foundations of Modern Science]]'' | |''[[God's Philosophers: How the Medieval World Laid the Foundations of Modern Science]]'' | ||
|<ref>{{Cite | |<ref>{{Cite news|first=Tim |last=Radford |date=2010-10-15 |title=God's Philosophers by James Hannam – review |url=http://www.theguardian.com/science/2010/oct/15/gods-philosophers-science-book-review |access-date=2022-12-03 |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{sortname|last=Pollack|first=Henry|link=Henry Pollack (geophysicist)}} | |{{sortname|last=Pollack|first=Henry|link=Henry Pollack (geophysicist)}} | ||
|''{{sortname|1=A|2=World Without Ice}}'' | |''{{sortname|1=A|2=World Without Ice}}'' | ||
|<ref>{{Cite | |<ref>{{Cite news|first=Ian |last=Sample |date=2010-10-20 |title=A World Without Ice by Henry Pollack – review |url=http://www.theguardian.com/science/2010/oct/20/world-without-ice-henry-pollack |access-date=2022-12-03 |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> | ||
|} | |} | ||
=== | === 2011–2019=== | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" | {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" | ||
|+Royal Society Prizes for Science Books winners, 2010-2019<ref name=":1" /> | |+Royal Society Prizes for Science Books winners, 2010-2019<ref name=":1" /> | ||
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|''Alex's Adventures in Numberland'' | |''Alex's Adventures in Numberland'' | ||
| rowspan="5" |Finalist | | rowspan="5" |Finalist | ||
|<ref>{{Cite web | | |<ref>{{Cite web |first=Alok |last=Jha |date=2011-11-09 |title=Alex's Adventures in Numberland by Alex Bellos – review|url=http://www.theguardian.com/science/2011/nov/09/alex-adventures-numberland-alex-bellos-review |access-date=2022-12-03 |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{sortname|last=Deutscher|first=Guy|link=Guy Deutscher (linguist)}} | |{{sortname|last=Deutscher|first=Guy|link=Guy Deutscher (linguist)}} | ||
|''Through the Language Glass: How Words Colour Your World'' | |''Through the Language Glass: How Words Colour Your World'' | ||
|<ref>{{Cite | |<ref>{{Cite news|first=Tim |last=Radford |date=2011-11-08 |title=Through the Language Glass by Guy Deutscher – review|url=http://www.theguardian.com/science/2011/nov/08/through-language-glass-guy-deutscher-review |access-date=2022-12-03 |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{sortname|last=Kean|first=Sam}} | |{{sortname|last=Kean|first=Sam}} | ||
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|{{sortname|last=Sample|first=Ian}} | |{{sortname|last=Sample|first=Ian}} | ||
|''Massive: The Missing Particle That Sparked the Greatest Hunt in Science'' | |''Massive: The Missing Particle That Sparked the Greatest Hunt in Science'' | ||
|<ref>{{Cite | |<ref>{{Cite news|first=Jon |last=Butterworth |date=2011-11-07 |title=Massive: The Hunt for the God Particle by Ian Sample – review|url=http://www.theguardian.com/science/2011/nov/07/massive-hunt-god-particle-ian-sample-review |access-date=2022-12-03 |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{sortname|last=Turney|first=Jon}} | |{{sortname|last=Turney|first=Jon}} | ||
|''{{sortname|1=The|2=Rough Guide to The Future|nolink=1}}'' | |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Rough Guide to The Future|nolink=1}}'' | ||
|<ref>{{Cite | |<ref>{{Cite news|first=James |last=Kingsland |date=2011-11-11 |title=The Rough Guide to the Future by Jon Turney – review {{!}} Royal Society science book prize |url=http://www.theguardian.com/science/2011/nov/11/scienceofclimatechange-agriculture |access-date=2022-12-03 |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> | ||
|-style="background:#cddeff" | |-style="background:#cddeff" | ||
! rowspan="6" |2012 | ! rowspan="6" |2012 | ||
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|''{{sortname|1=The|2=Information|link=The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood}}'' | |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Information|link=The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood}}'' | ||
|Winner | |Winner | ||
|<ref>{{cite news |last=Radford |first=Tim |date=27 November 2012 |title=Royal Society Winton prize for science goes to James Gleick |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/nov/27/royal-society-winton-prize-james-gleick |access-date=22 June 2016 | |<ref>{{cite news |last=Radford |first=Tim |date=27 November 2012 |title=Royal Society Winton prize for science goes to James Gleick |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/nov/27/royal-society-winton-prize-james-gleick |access-date=22 June 2016}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{sortname|last=Foer|first=Joshua}} | |{{sortname|last=Foer|first=Joshua}} | ||
|''[[Moonwalking with Einstein]]'' | |''[[Moonwalking with Einstein]]'' | ||
| rowspan="5" |Finalist | | rowspan="5" |Finalist | ||
|<ref>{{Cite | |<ref>{{Cite news|first=Tim |last=Radford |date=2012-11-21 |title=Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer – review|url=http://www.theguardian.com/science/2012/nov/21/moonwalking-einstein-joshua-foer-review |access-date=2022-12-03 |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{sortname|last=Frank|first=Lone}} | |{{sortname|last=Frank|first=Lone}} | ||
|''My Beautiful Genome'' | |''My Beautiful Genome'' | ||
|<ref>{{Cite | |<ref>{{Cite news|first=Tim |last=Radford |date=2012-11-24 |title=My Beautiful Genome: exposing our genetic future, one quirk at a time – review |url=http://www.theguardian.com/science/2012/nov/24/my-beautiful-genome-review |access-date=2022-12-03 |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{sortname|last=Greene|first=Brian}} | |{{sortname|last=Greene|first=Brian}} | ||
|''{{sortname|1=The|2=Hidden Reality}}'' | |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Hidden Reality}}'' | ||
|<ref>{{Cite | |<ref>{{Cite news|first=Ian |last=Sample |date=2012-11-20 |title=The Hidden Reality by Brian Greene – review |url=http://www.theguardian.com/science/2012/nov/20/hidden-reality-brian-greene-book-review |access-date=2022-12-03 |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{sortname|last=Pinker|first=Steven}} | |{{sortname|last=Pinker|first=Steven}} | ||
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|{{sortname|last=Wolfe|first=Nathan}} | |{{sortname|last=Wolfe|first=Nathan}} | ||
|''{{sortname|1=The|2=Viral Storm|nolink=1}}'' | |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Viral Storm|nolink=1}}'' | ||
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=James |first=Kingsland |date=2012-11-23 |title=The Viral Storm by Nathan Wolfe – | |<ref>{{Cite web |last=James |first=Kingsland |date=2012-11-23 |title=The Viral Storm by Nathan Wolfe – review|url=http://www.theguardian.com/science/2012/nov/23/viral-storm-nathan-wolfe-review |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> | ||
|-style="background:#cddeff" | |-style="background:#cddeff" | ||
! rowspan="6" |2013 | ! rowspan="6" |2013 | ||
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|''{{sortname|1=The|2=Particle at the End of the Universe}}'' | |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Particle at the End of the Universe}}'' | ||
|Winner | |Winner | ||
|<ref>{{cite news |last=Bury |first=Liz |date=26 November 2013 |title=Royal Society Winton Prize goes to 'rock star' science book |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/nov/26/royal-society-winton-prize-sean-carroll | |<ref>{{cite news |last=Bury |first=Liz |date=26 November 2013 |title=Royal Society Winton Prize goes to 'rock star' science book |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/nov/26/royal-society-winton-prize-sean-carroll}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{sortname|last=Birkhead|first=Tim}} | |{{sortname|last=Birkhead|first=Tim}} | ||
|''Bird Sense'' | |''Bird Sense'' | ||
| rowspan="5" |Finalist | | rowspan="5" |Finalist | ||
|<ref>{{Cite | |<ref>{{Cite news|first=Tim |last=Radford |date=2013-11-21 |title=Bird Sense: What it's Like to be a Bird, by Tim Birkhead – review |url=http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/nov/21/bird-sense-what-like-to-be-bird-tim-birkhead-review |access-date=2022-12-03 |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite news |date=2013-09-26 |title=Royal Society Winton prize for science books: the shortlist - in pictures |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/gallery/2013/sep/26/royal-society-winton-prize-for-science-shortlist-gallery |access-date=2022-12-03 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{sortname|last=Coen|first=Enrico}} | |{{sortname|last=Coen|first=Enrico}} | ||
|''Cells to Civilizations: The Principles of Change That Shape Life'' | |''Cells to Civilizations: The Principles of Change That Shape Life'' | ||
|<ref>{{Cite | |<ref>{{Cite news|first=James |last=Kingsland |date=2013-11-19 |title=Cells to Civilizations, by Enrico Coen – review |url=http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/nov/19/cells-to-civilizations-enrico-coen-review |access-date=2022-12-03 |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":5" /> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{sortname|last=Fernyhough|first=Charles}} | |{{sortname|last=Fernyhough|first=Charles}} | ||
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|{{sortname|last=Henderson|first=Caspar}} | |{{sortname|last=Henderson|first=Caspar}} | ||
|''{{sortname|1=The|2=Book of Barely Imagined Beings|nolink=1}}'' | |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Book of Barely Imagined Beings|nolink=1}}'' | ||
|<ref>{{Cite | |<ref>{{Cite news|first=Alok |last=Jha |date=2013-11-23 |title=The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, by Caspar Henderson – review |url=http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/nov/23/book-barely-imagined-beings-caspar-henderson-review |access-date=2022-12-03 |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":5" /> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{sortname|last=Roberts|first=Callum|link=Callum Roberts (biologist)}} | |{{sortname|last=Roberts|first=Callum|link=Callum Roberts (biologist)}} | ||
|''Ocean of Life'' | |''Ocean of Life'' | ||
|<ref>{{Cite | |<ref>{{Cite news|first=Tim |last=Radford |date=2013-11-18 |title=Ocean of Life: How our Seas are Changing, by Callum Roberts – review |url=http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/nov/18/ocean-of-life-how-our-seas-are-changing-review |access-date=2022-12-03 |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":5" /> | ||
|-style="background:#cddeff" | |-style="background:#cddeff" | ||
! rowspan="6" |2014 | ! rowspan="6" |2014 | ||
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|[[Stuff Matters|''Stuff Matters: The Strange Stories of the Marvellous Materials that Shape Our Man-made World'']] | |[[Stuff Matters|''Stuff Matters: The Strange Stories of the Marvellous Materials that Shape Our Man-made World'']] | ||
|Winner | |Winner | ||
|<ref>{{cite web |date=10 November 2014 |title=Materials book wins Royal Society Winton Prize |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-29987159 |access-date=22 June 2016 |website=[[BBC]] |location=London}}</ref> | |<ref>{{cite web |date=10 November 2014 |title=Materials book wins Royal Society Winton Prize|first=Melissa|last=Hogenboom|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-29987159 |access-date=22 June 2016 |website=[[BBC]] |location=London}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{sortname|last=Ball|first=Philip}} | |{{sortname|last=Ball|first=Philip}} | ||
|''Serving the Reich: The Struggle for the Soul of Physics under Hitler'' | |''Serving the Reich: The Struggle for the Soul of Physics under Hitler'' | ||
| rowspan="5" |Finalist | | rowspan="5" |Finalist | ||
|<ref>{{Cite | |<ref>{{Cite news|first=Tim |last=Radford |date=2014-11-03 |title=Royal Society books shortlist: Serving the Reich by Philip Ball – review |url=http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/nov/03/royal-society-books-shortlist-serving-the-reich-by-philip-ball |access-date=2022-12-03 |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite news|author=GrrlScientist |date=2014-09-19 |title=Royal Society 2014 Winton Prize for Science Books shortlist announced |url=http://www.theguardian.com/science/grrlscientist/2014/sep/19/royal-society-2014-winton-prize-for-science-books-shortlist-announced |access-date=2022-12-03 |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{sortname|last=Browne|first=John|link=John Browne, Baron Browne of Madingley}} | |{{sortname|last=Browne|first=John|link=John Browne, Baron Browne of Madingley}} | ||
|''Seven Elements That Have Changed The World: Iron, Carbon, Gold, Silver, Uranium, Titanium, Silicon'' | |''Seven Elements That Have Changed The World: Iron, Carbon, Gold, Silver, Uranium, Titanium, Silicon'' | ||
|<ref>{{Cite | |<ref>{{Cite news|first=Ian |last=Sample |date=2014-11-10 |title=Royal Society books shortlist: Seven Elements That Have Changed the World by John Browne – review |url=http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/nov/10/royal-society-books-shorlist-seven-elements-by-john-browne-review |access-date=2022-12-03 |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":6" /> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{sortname|last=Ferreira|first=Pedro G.}} | |{{sortname|last=Ferreira|first=Pedro G.}} | ||
|''{{sortname|1=The|2=Perfect Theory: A Century of Geniuses and the Battle over General Relativity|nolink=1}}'' | |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Perfect Theory: A Century of Geniuses and the Battle over General Relativity|nolink=1}}'' | ||
|<ref>{{Cite | |<ref>{{Cite news|first=Tim |last=Radford |date=2014-11-05 |title=Royal Society books shortlist: The Perfect Theory by Pedro G Ferreira – review |url=http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/nov/05/royal-society-books-shortlist-the-perfect-theory-by-pedro-g-ferreira |access-date=2022-12-03 |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":6" /> | ||
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|{{sortname|last=Johnson|first=George|link=George Johnson (writer)}} | |{{sortname|last=Johnson|first=George|link=George Johnson (writer)}} | ||
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|{{sortname|last=Roach|first=Mary}} | |{{sortname|last=Roach|first=Mary}} | ||
|''[[Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal]]'' | |''[[Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal]]'' | ||
|<ref>{{Cite | |<ref>{{Cite news|first=Nicola |last=Davis |date=2014-11-06 |title=Royal Society books shortlist: Gulp by Mary Roach – review |url=http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/nov/06/royal-society-books-shortlist-gulp-by-mary-roach-review |access-date=2022-12-03 |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":6" /> | ||
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! rowspan="6" |2015 | ! rowspan="6" |2015 | ||
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|''Adventures in the Anthropocene: A Journey to the Heart of the Planet We Made'' | |''Adventures in the Anthropocene: A Journey to the Heart of the Planet We Made'' | ||
|Winner | |Winner | ||
|<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite | |<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|first=Tim |last=Radford |date=2015-09-23 |title=Adventures in the Anthropocene by Gaia Vince – review |url=http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/sep/23/adventures-in-the-anthropocene-by-gaia-vance-review |access-date=2022-12-03 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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|{{sortname|last=Adam|first=David|nolink=1}} | |{{sortname|last=Adam|first=David|nolink=1}} | ||
|''{{sortname|1=The|2=Man Who Couldn’t Stop|nolink=1}}'' | |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Man Who Couldn’t Stop|nolink=1}}'' | ||
| rowspan="5" |Finalist | | rowspan="5" |Finalist | ||
| rowspan="5" |<ref>{{Cite web | | | rowspan="5" |<ref>{{Cite web |first=Tim |last=Radford |date=2015-08-05 |title=Royal Society Winton prize 2015 shortlist announced |url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/aug/05/royal-society-winton-prize-2015-shortlist-announced |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=[[the Guardian]] |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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|{{sortname|last=Bellos|first=Alex}} | |{{sortname|last=Bellos|first=Alex}} | ||
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|''{{sortname|1=The|2=Invention of Nature: The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt, the Lost Hero of Science|nolink=1}}'' | |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Invention of Nature: The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt, the Lost Hero of Science|nolink=1}}'' | ||
|Winner | |Winner | ||
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 September 2016 |title=The Royal Society announces Andrea Wulf as the winner of the Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize 2016 |url=https://royalsociety.org/news/2016/09/royal-society-announces-the-winner-of-the-royal-society-insight-investment-science-book-prize-2016/ |access-date=2016-09-22 |website=[[The Royal Society]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite | |<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 September 2016 |title=The Royal Society announces Andrea Wulf as the winner of the Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize 2016 |url=https://royalsociety.org/news/2016/09/royal-society-announces-the-winner-of-the-royal-society-insight-investment-science-book-prize-2016/ |access-date=2016-09-22 |website=[[The Royal Society]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|first=Allison |last=Flood |date=2016-09-19 |title=Alexander von Humboldt biography wins Royal Society science book prize |url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/sep/19/royal-society-science-book-prize-andrea-wulf-the-invention-of-nature |access-date=2022-12-03 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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|{{sortname|last=Birkhead|first=Tim}} | |{{sortname|last=Birkhead|first=Tim}} | ||
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|''[[Testosterone Rex]]: Unmaking the Myths of Our Gendered Minds'' | |''[[Testosterone Rex]]: Unmaking the Myths of Our Gendered Minds'' | ||
|Winner | |Winner | ||
|<ref>{{Cite | |<ref>{{Cite news|last=Armitstead |first=Claire |date=2017-09-19 |title=Testosterone Rex triumphs as Royal Society science book of the year |url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/sep/19/testosterone-rex-royal-society-science-book-of-the-year-cordelia-fine |access-date=2022-12-03 |newspaper=[[the Guardian]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Shortlist for The Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize 2017 explores life's big questions |url=https://royalsociety.org/news/2017/08/shortlist-for-royal-society-insight-investment-science-book-prize-2017/ |access-date=2017-09-03 |website=[[The Royal Society]]}}</ref> | ||
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|{{sortname|last=Cheng|first=Eugenia}} | |{{sortname|last=Cheng|first=Eugenia}} | ||
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|''Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain'' | |''Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain'' | ||
|Winner | |Winner | ||
|<ref>{{Cite | |<ref name=cain>{{Cite news|last=Cain |first=Sian |date=2018-10-01 |title=Myth-busting study of teenage brains wins Royal Society prize |url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/oct/01/study-of-teenage-brains-wins-royal-society-prize-inventing-ourselves-sarah-jayne-blakemore|newspaper=[[the Guardian]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2 August 2018 |title=Shortlist for The Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize 2018 revealed |url=https://royalsociety.org/news/2018/08/shortlist-for-the-royal-society-insight-investment-science-book-prize-2018/ |access-date=2017-08-05 |website=[[The Royal Society]]}}</ref> | ||
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|{{sortname|last=Cooke|first=Lucy}} | |{{sortname|last=Cooke|first=Lucy}} | ||
|''{{sortname|1=The|2=Unexpected Truth About Animals|nolink=1}}'' | |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Unexpected Truth About Animals|nolink=1}}'' | ||
| rowspan="5" |Finalist | | rowspan="5" |Finalist | ||
| rowspan="5" |<ref | | rowspan="5" |<ref name=cain/> | ||
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|{{sortname|last=Davis|first=Daniel M.|link=Daniel M. Davis}} | |{{sortname|last=Davis|first=Daniel M.|link=Daniel M. Davis}} | ||
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|''[[Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men]]'' | |''[[Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men]]'' | ||
|Winner | |Winner | ||
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize 2019 |url=https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/book-prizes/science-book-prize/2019/ |access-date=2019-08-27 |website=[[The Royal Society]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize 2019 |url=https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/book-prizes/science-book-prize/2019/ |access-date=2019-08-27 |website=[[The Royal Society]]}}</ref><ref name=flood>{{Cite news|last=Flood |first=Alison |date=2019-09-23 |title='Brilliant exposé' of gender data gap wins Royal Society science book prize |url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/sep/23/gender-data-gap-wins-royal-society-science-book-prize-caroline-criado-perez-invisible-women |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Book on gender data gap wins Royal Society Science Book Prize 2019 - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/features/book-on-gender-data-gap-wins-royal-society-science-book-prize-2019/articleshow/71279032.cms |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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|{{sortname|last=Gribbin|first=John}} | |{{sortname|last=Gribbin|first=John}} | ||
|''Six Impossible Things'' | |''Six Impossible Things'' | ||
| rowspan="5" |Finalist | | rowspan="5" |Finalist | ||
| rowspan="5" |<ref | | rowspan="5" |<ref name=flood/> | ||
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|{{sortname|last=Lyman|first=Monty}} | |{{sortname|last=Lyman|first=Monty}} | ||
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!Author | !Author | ||
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|''Explaining Humans'' | |''Explaining Humans'' | ||
|Winner | |Winner | ||
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Flood |first=Alison |date=2020-11-03 |title=Neurodivergent author Camilla | |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Flood |first=Alison |date=2020-11-03 |title=Neurodivergent author Camilla Pang's Explaining Humans wins Royal Society prize |url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/nov/03/neurodivergent-author-camilla-pangs-explaining-humans-wins-royal-society-prize |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=[[The Guardian]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=insight>{{Cite web |date=3 November 2020 |title=2020 Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize |url=https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/book-prizes/science-book-prize/2020/|url-status=deviated|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110223630/https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/book-prizes/science-book-prize/2020/|archive-date=10 November 2020|publisher=[[The Royal Society]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-03 |title=Winner of The Royal Society Science Book Prize revealed |url=http://www.irishnews.com/magazine/entertainment/2020/11/03/news/winner-of-the-royal-society-science-book-prize-revealed-2118905/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=[[The Irish News]] |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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|{{sortname|last=Al-Khalili|first=Jim}} | |{{sortname|last=Al-Khalili|first=Jim}} | ||
|''{{sortname|1=The|2=World According to Physics|nolink=1}}'' | |''{{sortname|1=The|2=World According to Physics|nolink=1}}'' | ||
| rowspan="5" |Finalist | | rowspan="5" |Finalist | ||
| rowspan="5" |<ref | | rowspan="5" |<ref name=insight/> | ||
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|{{sortname|last=Bryson|first=Bill}} | |{{sortname|last=Bryson|first=Bill}} | ||
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|''[[Entangled Life]]'' | |''[[Entangled Life]]'' | ||
|Winner | |Winner | ||
|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bayley |first=Sian |date=2021-11-29 |title=Sheldrake wins Royal Society Science Book Prize with 'illuminating' fungi book |work=[[The Bookseller]] |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/sheldrake-wins-royal-society-science-book-prize-illuminating-book-fungi-1291613# |url-status=live |access-date=2021-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130115628/https://www.thebookseller.com/news/sheldrake-wins-royal-society-science-book-prize-illuminating-book-fungi-1291613 |archive-date=2021-11-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Sheldrake wins 2021 Royal Society Science Book Prize | |<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bayley |first=Sian |date=2021-11-29 |title=Sheldrake wins Royal Society Science Book Prize with 'illuminating' fungi book |work=[[The Bookseller]] |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/sheldrake-wins-royal-society-science-book-prize-illuminating-book-fungi-1291613# |url-status=live |access-date=2021-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130115628/https://www.thebookseller.com/news/sheldrake-wins-royal-society-science-book-prize-illuminating-book-fungi-1291613 |archive-date=2021-11-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Sheldrake wins 2021 Royal Society Science Book Prize|publisher=Books+Publishing |url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2021/11/30/206824/sheldrake-wins-royal-society-science-book-prize/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |language=en-AU}}</ref> | ||
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|{{sortname|last=Levesque|first=Emily}} | |{{sortname|last=Levesque|first=Emily}} | ||
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|''Age Proof: The New Science of Living a Longer and Healthier Life'' | |''Age Proof: The New Science of Living a Longer and Healthier Life'' | ||
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|{{sortname|last=Stott|first=Peter}} | |{{sortname|last=Stott|first=Peter A.}} | ||
|''Hot Air: The Inside Story of the Battle Against Climate Change Denial'' | |''Hot Air: The Inside Story of the Battle Against Climate Change Denial'' | ||
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|''[[Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution]]'' | |''[[Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution]]'' | ||
| rowspan="5" |Finalist | | rowspan="5" |Finalist | ||
| rowspan="5" |<ref>{{Cite | | rowspan="5" |<ref>{{Cite news|title=Shortlist for 2024 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize announced|publisher=Royal Society |url=https://royalsociety.org/news/2024/08/shortlist-2024-royal-society-trivedi-science-book-prize/ |date=August 2024}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Tom Chivers | |Tom Chivers | ||
|''Everything Is Predictable: How Bayes' Remarkable Theorem Explains the World'' | |''Everything Is Predictable: How Bayes' Remarkable Theorem Explains the World'' | ||
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|Kashmir Hill | |[[Kashmir Hill]] | ||
|''Your Face Belongs to Us: The Secretive Startup Dismantling Your Privacy'' | |''Your Face Belongs to Us: The Secretive Startup Dismantling Your Privacy'' | ||
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|''Why We Die: The New Science of Ageing and the Quest for Immortality'' | |''Why We Die: The New Science of Ageing and the Quest for Immortality'' | ||
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! rowspan="6" |2025 | |||
|[[Masud Husain]] | |||
|''Our Brains, Our Selves: What a Neurologist's Patients Taught Him About the Brain'' | |||
|Winner | |||
|<ref>https://royalsociety.org/news/2025/10/science-book-prize-winner-announced/</ref> | |||
|- | |||
|[[Neil Shubin]] | |||
|''Ends of the Earth: Journeys to the Polar Regions in Search of Life, the Cosmos, and our Future'' | |||
| rowspan="5" |Finalist | |||
| rowspan="5" |<ref>{{Cite news|title=Shortlist for 2025 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize announced|publisher=Royal Society |url=https://royalsociety.org/news/2025/08/shortlist-2025-royal-society-trivedi-science-book-prize/ |date=August 2025}}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
|[[Daniel Levitin]] | |||
|''Music as Medicine: How We Can Harness Its Therapeutic Power'' | |||
|- | |||
|[[Simon Parkin]] | |||
|''The Forbidden Garden of Leningrad: A True Story of Science and Sacrifice in a City under Siege'' | |||
|- | |||
|[[Sadiah Qureshi]] | |||
|''Vanished: An Unnatural History of Extinction'' | |||
|- | |||
|[[Tim Minshall]] | |||
|''Your Life is Manufactured: How We Make Things, Why It Matters and How We Can Do It Better'' | |||
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The Royal Society Science Book Prize is an annual £25,000 prize awarded by the Royal Society to celebrate outstanding popular science books from around the world.[1] It is open to authors of science books written for a non-specialist audience, and since it was established in 1988 has championed writers such as Stephen Hawking, Jared Diamond, Stephen Jay Gould and Bill Bryson. In 2015 The Guardian described the prize as "the most prestigious science book prize in Britain".[2]
History
The Royal Society established the Science Books Prize in 1988 with the aim of encouraging the writing, publishing and reading of good and accessible popular science books. Its name has varied according to sponsorship agreements.
| Years | Name | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 – 2000 | Rhône-Poulenc Prize for Science Books | Rhône-Poulenc |
| 2001 – 2006 | Aventis Prize for Science Books | Aventis |
| 2007 – 2010 | Royal Society Prize for Science Books | none |
| 2011 – 2015 | Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books | Winton Group |
| 2016 – 2022 | Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize | Insight Investment[3] |
| 2023 – | Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize | Trivedi Foundation |
Judging process
A panel of judges decides the shortlist and the winner of the Prize each year. The panel is chaired by a fellow of the Royal Society and includes authors, scientists and media personalities. The judges for the 2016 prize included author Bill Bryson, theoretical physicist Dr Clare Burrage, science fiction author Alastair Reynolds, ornithologist and science blogger GrrlScientist, and author and director of external affairs at the Science Museum Group, Roger Highfield.[3] In 2019, the jury consisted of Sir Nigel Shadbolt, Shukry James Habib, Dorothy Koomson, Stephen McGann, and Gwyneth Williams.[4]
All books entered for the prize must be published in English for the first time between September and October the preceding year. The winner is announced at an award ceremony and, since 2025[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., receives £25,000. Each of the other shortlisted authors receives £2,500.[1]
Shortlisted books
1988–2000
| Year | Author | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | British Medical Association Board of Science | Living with Risk | Winner |
| 1989 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Bones of Contention: Controversies in the Search for Human Origins | Winner |
| 1990 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Winner |
| 1991 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History | Winner |
| 1992 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Winner[6] |
| 1993 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Winner |
| 1994 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Winner |
| 1995 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Winner |
| 1996 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Plague's Progress | Winner |
| 1997 | Script error: No such module "Sort". and Pat Shipman | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Winner |
| 1998 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Guns, Germs, and Steel | Winner[6] |
| 1999 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Winner |
2000–2010
| Year | Author | Title | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Winner | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Finalist | ||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Genome | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Time, Love, Memory: A Great Biologist and His Quest for the Origins of Behavior | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Children of Prometheus | |||
| 2001 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Mapping the Deep | Winner | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Creation: Life and How to Make It | Finalist | ||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Strange Beauty | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Mendel's Demon | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Mendeleyev's Dream | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Malignant Sadness | |||
| 2002 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Winner | [7] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Aeons:The Search for the Beginning of Time | Finalist | ||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Rivals: Conflict as the Fuel of Science | |||
| 2003 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Right Hand, Left Hand | Winner | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Small World | Finalist | ||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Reckoning With Risk | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Where Is Everybody? | |||
| 2004 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Winner | [8] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | In The Beginning Was the Worm | Finalist | ||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Magic Universe | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Mutants: On Genetic Variety and the Human Body | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". and Richard Hollingham | How to Clone the Perfect Blonde | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Nature Via Nurture | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Backroom Boys | |||
| 2005 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Critical Mass: How One Thing Leads to Another | Winner | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Finalist | ||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Why Life Speeds Up As You Get Older | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Matters Of Substance: Drugs - And Why Everyone's A User | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | |||
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| 2006 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Electric Universe: How Electricity Switched on the Modern World | Winner | [9] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ | Finalist | [6] | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Parallel Worlds: The Science of Alternative Universes and our Future in the Cosmos | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Empire of the Stars: Friendship, Obsession and Betrayal in the Quest for Black Holes | |||
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| 2007<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Stumbling on Happiness | Winner | [10] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Finalist | ||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | In Search of Memory | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Lonesome George | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Homo Britannicus | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | One in Three | |||
| 2008 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet | Winner | [11] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Finalist | ||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Gut Feelings | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Coral: A Pessimist in Paradise | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Why Beauty is Truth: A History of Symmetry | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | |||
| 2009 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Winner | [12] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | What the Nose Knows | Finalist | [12][13] | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Bad Science | [12][13] | ||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Decoding the Heavens | [12][13] | ||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | [12][13] | ||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Your Inner Fish: A Journey Into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body | [12][13] | ||
| 2010 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Life Ascending | Winner | [14][15] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | We Need To Talk About Kelvin | Finalist | [16] | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". and Jeff Forshaw | Why Does E=mc2? | [17] | ||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Everyday Practice of Science: Where Intuition and Passion Meet Objectivity and Logic | [18] | ||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | God's Philosophers: How the Medieval World Laid the Foundations of Modern Science | [19] | ||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | [20] |
2011–2019
| Year | Author | Title | Result | Ref. |
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| 2011 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Winner | [21] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Alex's Adventures in Numberland | Finalist | [22] | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Through the Language Glass: How Words Colour Your World | [23] | ||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Massive: The Missing Particle That Sparked the Greatest Hunt in Science | [24] | ||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | [25] | ||
| 2012 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Winner | [26] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Moonwalking with Einstein | Finalist | [27] | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | My Beautiful Genome | [28] | ||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | [29] | ||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | [30] | ||
| 2013 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Winner | [31] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Bird Sense | Finalist | [32][33] | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Cells to Civilizations: The Principles of Change That Shape Life | [34][33] | ||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Pieces of Light: The New Science of Memory | [33] | ||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | [35][33] | ||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Ocean of Life | [36][33] | ||
| 2014 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Stuff Matters: The Strange Stories of the Marvellous Materials that Shape Our Man-made World | Winner | [37] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Serving the Reich: The Struggle for the Soul of Physics under Hitler | Finalist | [38][39] | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Seven Elements That Have Changed The World: Iron, Carbon, Gold, Silver, Uranium, Titanium, Silicon | [40][39] | ||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | [41][39] | ||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | [39] | ||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal | [42][39] | ||
| 2015 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Adventures in the Anthropocene: A Journey to the Heart of the Planet We Made | Winner | [2][43] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Finalist | [44] | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Alex Through the Looking-Glass: How Life Reflects Numbers and Numbers Reflect Life | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Smashing Physics | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Life's Greatest Secret | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". and Jim Al-Khalili | Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology | |||
| 2016 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Winner | [45][46] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Finalist | [47] | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Cure: A Journey Into the Science of Mind over Body | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | |||
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| 2017 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Testosterone Rex: Unmaking the Myths of Our Gendered Minds | Winner | [48][49] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Beyond Infinity: An Expedition to the Outer Limits of the Mathematical Universe | Finalist | [50] | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Other Minds: The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | In Pursuit of Memory: The Fight Against Alzheimer's | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | To Be a Machine: Adventures Among Cyborgs, Utopians, Hackers, and the Futurists Solving the Modest Problem of Death | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life | |||
| 2018 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain | Winner | [51][52] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Finalist | [51] | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Hello World: How to be Human in the Age of the Machine | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Liquid: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Exactly: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World | |||
| 2019 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men | Winner | [53][54][55] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Six Impossible Things | Finalist | [54] | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Clearing the Air | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Infinite Powers |
Since 2020
| Year | Author | Title | Result | Ref. |
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| 2020 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Explaining Humans | Winner | [56][57][58] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Finalist | [57] | |
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| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Transcendence | |||
| 2021 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Entangled Life | Winner | [59][60] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Finalist | ||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Breath | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Science Fictions | |||
| 2022 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Winner | [61][62] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Finalist | [63][64] | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Different: What Apes Can Teach Us About Gender | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". with Anjana Ahuja | Spike: The Virus vs. The People – the Inside Story | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Age Proof: The New Science of Living a Longer and Healthier Life | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Hot Air: The Inside Story of the Battle Against Climate Change Denial | |||
| 2023 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Winner | [65] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World (in a Big Way) | Finalist | [66] | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort"., trans. by Elizabeth de Noma | Jellyfish Age Backwards: Nature's Secrets to Longevity | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Taking Flight: The Evolutionary Story of Life on the Wing | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus | |||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | |||
| 2024 | Kelly Weinersmith and Zach Weinersmith | A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? | Winner | [67] |
| Cat Bohannon | Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution | Finalist | [68] | |
| Tom Chivers | Everything Is Predictable: How Bayes' Remarkable Theorem Explains the World | |||
| Kashmir Hill | Your Face Belongs to Us: The Secretive Startup Dismantling Your Privacy | |||
| Gísli Pálsson | The Last of Its Kind: The Search for the Great Auk and the Discovery of Extinction | |||
| Venki Ramakrishnan | Why We Die: The New Science of Ageing and the Quest for Immortality | |||
| 2025 | Masud Husain | Our Brains, Our Selves: What a Neurologist's Patients Taught Him About the Brain | Winner | [69] |
| Neil Shubin | Ends of the Earth: Journeys to the Polar Regions in Search of Life, the Cosmos, and our Future | Finalist | [70] | |
| Daniel Levitin | Music as Medicine: How We Can Harness Its Therapeutic Power | |||
| Simon Parkin | The Forbidden Garden of Leningrad: A True Story of Science and Sacrifice in a City under Siege | |||
| Sadiah Qureshi | Vanished: An Unnatural History of Extinction | |||
| Tim Minshall | Your Life is Manufactured: How We Make Things, Why It Matters and How We Can Do It Better |
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