The UK’s Royal Society announces its shortlist for the best science books of 2009, but it misses out on some great reads
EVERY year the Royal Society Prize for Science Books celebrates the best in popular science writing. The six shortlisted books announced this week represent a diverse array of subjects and styles, ranging from history to philosophy, from evolutionary biology to cosmology. With some, I believe the judges got it right, but others struck me as odd choices.
“With some of the books, I believe the judges got it right, but others struck me as odd choices”
The two…
