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Aventis Prize 2002
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Aventis Prize for Science Writing
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Junior Prize 2002
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General Prize:
Stephen Hawking's The Universe in a Nutshell |
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named the winner of the Aventis Prizes for Science Books General Prize 2002.
Dr Raj Persaud, chair of the General Prize judging panel, commented on the
judges' decision: "This book made a real effort to enliven the subject through
readable text
and clear illustrations. It had the production values or a real book of the 21st
Century. The current state of cosmology from the perspective of a leading who
has done so much to popularize the field. Even if you don't understand the
entire book you will still gain so much from a story told by an extraordinary
mind."
The Universe in a Nutshell by Stephen Hawking
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ISBN : 055380202X
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Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Pub.
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Pages: 224
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The winner of the Junior Prize is the DK Guide to the Human Body by Richard Walker - the third consecutive win for the publisher. The shortlist was selected by judging panel chaired by Dr John Ashworth, former chairman of the British Library. The selection of the winning book was made by young judges at 30 science clubs in the sci-Zmic network. Commenting on the DK Guide to the Human Body, Emma, age 12 said: "A good reference book and also appealing to read anyway - brilliant."
DK Guide to the Human Body: A Photographic Journey Through the Human Body by Richard Walker
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ISBN : 0789473887
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Publisher: DK Publishing
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Pages: 64
Further details
on the 2002 Prizes, including information about the shortlisted books and their
authors, the judges, and judging process and
information about previous winners of the Aventis Prizes for Science Books are
available on the website:
http://www.aventissciencebookprizes.com/
The Aventis Prizes are organized jointly by COPUS and the Science Museum. The aim to encourage the writing, publishing and reading of popular science books. Sponsored by Aventis, the international life sciences company, the awards have a total prize of £30,000. The Aventis Awards are regarded as one of the major book awards. Popular science books for older readers are considered for the General Prize, worth £10,000. Science books for younger readers (under 14) are eligible for the Junior Prize, also worth £10,000.
The shortlists are announced in March/April and the Prizes are awarded to the winning authors at a ceremony at the Science Museum in May/June of each year
Aventis Prizes for Science Books
inquiries about the should be sent to
booksprize@copus.org.uk
The Aventis Prizes are awarded to authors of popular non-fiction science and technology books that are judged to contribute the most towards making science more accessible to public audiences. The books must be in the English language and had their first publication in the UK during the previous year.
Aventis Prize 2002
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