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 wi ...

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 interactio ...

, 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. Fey ...

; 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 po ...

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 cal ...

, 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. W ...

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 Lewis ...

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 by ...

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 Tom Zoellner (born 1968) is an American author and journalist. He is the author of popular non-fiction books which take multidimensional views of their subject. His work has been widely reviewed and has been featured on ''The Daily Show''. His ...

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''. Finkbein ...

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 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 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 Virginia ...

'',"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 Li ...

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, Virgini ...

'', "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 (magazine), Time''. He has also written for ''Discover magazin ...

, '' Other Worlds: The Search for Life in the Universe'', Simon & Schuster *1998: Robyn Suriano 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 ''New Scientist'' is a magazine covering all aspects of science and technology. Based in London, it publishes weekly English-language editions in the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia. An editorially separate organisation publishe ...

'' "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 already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

'',(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 i ...

for ''

'', "Welcome to Femtoland" *1994: Dick Teresi 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. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Linc ...

'', "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 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 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 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 Mar ...

, "Forecast: Earthquake" *1975: Tom Alexander for ''

Fortune Magazine ''Fortune'' is an American multinational business magazine headquartered in New York City. It is published by Fortune Media Group Holdings, owned by Thai businessman Chatchaval Jiaravanon. The publication was founded by Henry Luce in 1929. The ...

'', "Ominous Changes in the World's Weather" *1974: Patrick Young 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 Jerry may refer to: Animals * Jerry (Grand National winner), racehorse, winner of the 1840 Grand National * Jerry (St Leger winner), racehorse, winner of 1824 St Leger Stakes Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Jerry'' (film), a 2006 Indian fil ...

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 Scientific magazine ''Could Time End?'' 2009 - Dan Falk 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 as ...

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 the ...

'' 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 N ...

'' ''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 use ...

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 ...

The Free Press ''The Universe at Midnight'' 2001:

Neil de Grasse 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 po ...

, 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 Royal, ...

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 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 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 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 the ...

Walker and Company ''Nemesis: The Death Star'' 1985: Edwin C. Krupp Macmillan Publishing Company ''The Comet and You'' 1984:

George Greenstein George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd Presiden ...

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 III ...

''The Wonder of Gravity'' 1978: Edwin C. Krupp 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 Isidor Isaac Rabi (; born Israel Isaac Rabi, July 29, 1898 – January 11, 1988) was an American physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1944 for his discovery of nuclear magnetic resonance, which is used in magnetic resonance ima ...

'' 1975: Robert H. March Science Year ''The Quandary Over Quarks'' 1974: Robert D. Chapman

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, succeeding t ...

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 empl ...

'Comet Kohoutek'' 1973:

Viking Press '' Albert Einstein: Creator and Rebel'' 1972:

Dietrich Schroeer Dietrich () is an ancient German name meaning "Ruler of the People.” Also "keeper of the keys" or a "lockpick" either the tool or the profession. Given name * Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg (c. 1398 – 1440) * Thierry of Alsace (german: Dietric ...

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: Kip S. Thorne Science Year ''The Death of a Star''

Past Winners: Children's

2011: Vicki Wittenstein 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 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 ...

and Jude Isabella 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 Kids Can Press Exploring Space 2000:

Jill Frankel Hauser Jill is an English feminine given name, a short form of the name Jillian ( Gillian), which in turn originates as a Middle English variant of Juliana, the feminine form of the name Julian. People with the given name *Jill Astbury, Australian re ...

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 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 V ...

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,

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 Alexandra () is the feminine form of the given name Alexander (, ). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "prot ...

Macmillan Make it Work! 1993: Gail Gibbons 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 Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stron ...

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 WGBH may refer to: * WGBH Educational Foundation, based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States ** WGBH (FM), a public radio station at Boston, Massachusetts on 89.7 MHz owned by the WGBH Educational Foundation ** WGBH-TV WGBH-TV (channel 2), ...

/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 "Asteroid" 2007:

Jim Handman Jim or JIM may refer to: * Jim (given name), a given name * Jim, a diminutive form of the given name James * Jim, a short form of the given name Jimmy * OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism * ''Jim'' (comics), a series by Jim Woodring * ''Jim ...

, 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 other n ...

"Einstein's Miraculous Year: How Smart was Einstein?" 2005: Jon Palfreman WNET New York "Innovation: Light Speed" 2004:

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

"Public Radio Pieces" WILL-AM Radio 2003:

, Pat Senson, and Bob McDonald CBC Radio "It's About Time" 2002:

National Public Radio "Measuring Muons" (RealMedia file) 2001: Jon Palfreman WGBH- ''

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