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Book Award Winners October 2019
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Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize The Royal Society is located in London, England and is the oldest scientific academy in existence. As part of the mission to promote science to everyone, the Society began the Science Book Prize to celebrate popular science books from around the world.
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Invisible women : data bias in a world designed for men by Caroline Criado-PerezIn a groundbreaking, unforgettable exposé, a leading feminist activist examines how a gender gap in data perpetuates bias and disadvantages women by diving into women’s lives at home, the workplace, the public square, the doctor’s office and more. 2019 Winner
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The invention of nature : Alexander von Humboldt's new worldby Andrea WulfA portrait of the lesser-known German naturalist reveals his ongoing influence on humanity's relationship with the natural world today, discussing such topics as his views on climate change, conservation and nature as a resource for all life. By the author of Founding Gardeners. Reprint. A national best-selling New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year. 2016 Winner
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Stuff matters : exploring the marvelous materials that shape our manmade world by Mark Miodownik"Why is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does a paperclip bend? Why does any material look and behave the way it does?With clarity and humor, world-leading materials scientist Mark Miodownik answers all the questions you've ever had about your pens, spoons, and razor blades, while also introducing a whole world full of materials you've never even heard of: the diamond five times the size of Earth; concrete cloth that can be molded into any shape; and graphene, the thinnest, strongest, stiffest material in existence--only a single atom thick.Stuff Matters tells enthralling stories that explain the science and history of materials. From the teacup to the jet engine, the silicon chip to the paper clip, the plastic in our appliances to theelastic in our underpants, Miodownik reveals the miracles of engineering that permeate our lives. As engaging as it is incisive, Stuff Matters will make you see the materials that surround you with new eyes" 2014 Winner
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The universe in a nutshellby Stephen HawkingIn a sequel to the best-selling A Brief History of Time, the master physicist explores recent scientific breakthroughs in the fields of supergravity, supersymmetry, quantum theory, superstring theory and p-branes, and more as he searches for the Theory of Everything that lies at the heart of the cosmos. 2002 Winner
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Guns, germs, and steel : the fates of human societies by Jared M. DiamondIn a Pulitzer Prize-winning book, the author dismantles racially based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors he feels are responsible for history's broadest patterns. 1998 Winner
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