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08/12/2005
Bryson takes science prize
Bill Bryson has won a Descartes Prize for Science Communication for his 2004
book 'A Short History of Nearly Everything'.
Bryson was nominated by the Royal Society after his book won the Aventis
Prize for science writing in 2004.
Best known as a humorous travel writer, Bryson has travelled to Australia
for 'Down Under', around his American homeland in 'Notes from a Big Country'
and through Europe for 'Neither Here Nor There: Travels in Europe'.
A Short History of Nearly Everything is a rough guide to science, covering
questions of scientific knowledge from the "big bang" theory to the rise of
civilisation.
Dr David Stewart Boak, director of communications for the Royal Society,
said: "A Short History of Nearly Everything has helped to inspire, engage
and enthral a whole generation about the excitement and wonder of scientific
discovery."
The Descartes Prize for Science Communication was launched two years ago to
reward outstanding achievements in bringing science and technology to wider
audiences in Europe.
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