Walter P. Kistler Book Award
The Walter P. Kistler Book Award was established in 2003 to recognize authors of science books that "significantly increase the knowledge and understanding of the public regarding subjects that will shape the future of our species." The award includes a cash prize of US$10,000 and is formally presented in ceremonies that are open to the public.
The recipients have been:
- 2003 – Gregory Stock for Redesigning Humans: Our Inevitable Genetic Future
- 2004 – Spencer Wells for The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey
- 2005 – Steven Pinker for The Blank Slate
- 2006 – William H. Calvin for A Brain for All Seasons: Human Evolution and Abrupt Climate Change
- 2007 – Eric Chaisson for Epic of Evolution: Seven Ages of the Cosmos
- 2008 – Christopher Stringer for Homo britannicus: The Incredible Story of Human Life in Britain
- 2009 – David Archer for The Long Thaw: How Humans are Changing the Next 100,000 Years of Earth's Climate
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