Prize for wonder of science past
By BBC
Added: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:00:00 UTC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8256979.stm
A book about the great innovators who drove science forward at the end of the 18th Century has won the 2009 Royal Society prize for popular writing.
The Age of Wonder details the work of people like Joseph Banks, Humphry Davy and William Herschel who transformed the way we view the world.
Author Richard Holmes receives a £10,000 cheque for his efforts.
The judges' chairman, chemist and Nobel Laureate Sir Tim Hunt, called The Age of Wonder a book about heroes.
"It's extremely accessible, wearing its science lightly while placing it within a much wider cultural context," he said.
"We all found it a wonderful, eclectic and compelling read, completely absorbing, romantic and original. An extraordinary achievement and a truly worthy winner."
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