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Lewis Thomas Prize

Literary prize for scientists

Summary

Literary prize for scientists

The Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing about Science, named for its first recipient, Lewis Thomas, is an annual literary prize awarded by The Rockefeller University to scientists or physicians deemed to have accomplished a significant literary achievement; it recognizes "scientists as poets." Originally called the Lewis Thomas Prize for the Scientist as Poet, the award was first given in 1993. Recipients' writings bridge the gap between the laboratory and the wider world, in the spirit of Lewis Thomas' collection of essays The Lives of a Cell.

The prize-giving ceremony is usually in the form of a lecture; winners receive a medal, a citation, and a cash award.

Subsequent recipients of the prize, awarded first for the year 1993 to Thomas, have been:

  • François Jacob (for 1994)
  • Abraham Pais (for 1995)
  • Freeman Dyson (for 1996)
  • Max Perutz (for 1997)
  • Ernst Mayr (for 1998)
  • Steven Weinberg (for 1999)
  • E. O. Wilson (for 2000)
  • Oliver Sacks (for 2001)
  • Jared Diamond (for 2002)
  • Richard Fortey (for 2003)
  • Jean-Pierre Changeux (for 2004)
  • Thomas Eisner (for 2005)
  • Richard Dawkins (for 2006)
  • James D. Watson (for 2007)
  • Robert Sapolsky (for 2008)
  • Martin Rees (for 2009)
  • Kay Redfield Jamison (2012)
  • Frances Ashcroft (2013)
  • Atul Gawande (2014)
  • Ian Stewart and Steven Strogatz (2015)
  • Sean B Carroll (2016)
  • Sylvia Earle (2017)
  • Kip Thorne (2018)
  • Siddhartha Mukherjee (2019)
  • Richard Prum (2021)
  • Jennifer L. Eberhardt (2022)
  • Suzanne Simard (2023)
  • Carlo Rovelli (2024)
  • Stanislas Dehaene (2025)

Videos of Lewis Thomas Prize lectures

  • [2012-2022: https://www.rockefeller.edu/lewis-thomas-prize/recipients/].

References

References

  1. [https://www.rockefeller.edu/lewis-thomas-prize/about/ About the Lewis Thomas Prize]
  2. [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/294368.The_Lives_of_a_Cell The Lives of a Cell / Goodreads]
  3. [https://www.rockefeller.edu/news/4737-french-nobelist-author-to-receive-1994-lewis-thomas-prize-from-rockefeller-university/ French Nobelist, Author, to Receive 1994 Lewis Thomas Prize from Rockefeller University]
  4. "Biografia de Abraham Pais {{!}} Su vida y Quién fue".
  5. [https://digitalcommons.rockefeller.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1013&context=news_and_notes_1995 Rockefeller physicist and award-winning writer Abraham Pais to receive 1995 Lewis Thomas Prize]
  6. Brower, Kenneth. (2010-10-27). "The Danger of Cosmic Genius". The Atlantic.
  7. [https://www.rockefeller.edu/news/4500-lewis-thomas-prize-honors-freeman-dyson/ Lewis Thomas Prize Honors Freeman Dyson]
  8. [https://www.rockefeller.edu/news/4446-lewis-thomas-prize-honors-max-perutz/ Lewis Thomas Prize Honors Max Perutz]
  9. [https://www.rockefeller.edu/news/4417-lewis-thomas-prize-honors-ernst-mayr/ Lewis Thomas Prize Honors Ernst Mayr]
  10. Glanz, James. (2000). "SCIENTIST AT WORK: Steven Weinberg; Physicist Ponders God, Truth and 'Final Theory'". The New York Times.
  11. Garber, Marjorie. (2001). "Academic Instincts". Princeton University Press.
  12. Wallis, Claudia. "Oliver Sacks, Who Depicted Brain-Disorder Sufferers' Humanity, Dies". Scientific American.
  13. [https://www.rockefeller.edu/news/4067-oliver-sacks-awakenings-author-receives-rockefeller-universitys-lewis-thomas-prize/ Oliver Sacks, Awakenings Author, Receives Rockefeller University's Lewis Thomas Prize]
  14. columnist, Roger M. Knutson Courier. "COLUMN: Book report". Petoskey News-Review.
  15. [https://www.rockefeller.edu/news/3476-renowned-french-neuroscientist-jean-pierre-changeux-receives-rockefeller-universitys-science-writing-prize/ Renowned French neuroscientist Jean-Pierre Changeux receives Rockefeller University's science writing prize]
  16. "Eisner wins 2005 Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing about Science {{!}} Cornell Chronicle".
  17. [https://www.rockefeller.edu/news/3372-thomas-eisner-to-receive-2005-lewis-thomas-prize-for-writing-about-science/ Thomas Eisner to receive 2005 Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing about Science]
  18. [https://www.rockefeller.edu/news/2693-richard-dawkins-accepts-2006-lewis-thomas-prize/ Richard Dawkins accepts 2006 Lewis Thomas Prize]
  19. "Watson resigns from Cold Spring Harbor lab".
  20. [https://www.rockefeller.edu/news/1728-rockefeller-university-names-robert-sopolsky-2008-lewis-thomas-prize-winner/ Rockefeller University names Robert Sapolsky 2008 Lewis Thomas Prize winner]
  21. [https://www.rockefeller.edu/news/18025-martin-rees-is-2009-lewis-thomas-prize-winner/ Martin Rees is 2009 Lewis Thomas Prize winner]
  22. [https://www.rockefeller.edu/news/6794-lewis-thomas-prize-to-be-awarded-to-kay-redfield-jamison/ Lewis Thomas Prize to be awarded to Kay Redfield Jamison]
  23. [https://www.rockefeller.edu/news/18229-surgeon-and-writer-atul-gawande-awarded-lewis-thomas-prize-3/ Surgeon and writer Atul Gawande awarded Lewis Thomas Prize]
  24. "The Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing about Science". SIAM News.
  25. [https://www.rockefeller.edu/news/9356-lewis-thomas-prize-to-honor-mathematicians-steven-strogatz-and-ian-stewart/ Lewis Thomas Prize to honor mathematicians Steven Strogatz and Ian Stewart]
  26. "Sean B. Carroll Wins Lewis Thomas Prize". HHMI.org.
  27. [https://www.rockefeller.edu/news/10686-lewis-thomas-prize-to-be-awarded-to-sean-b-carroll/ Lewis Thomas Prize to be awarded to Sean B. Carroll]
  28. (2017-03-06). "Dr. Sylvia Earle Receives 2017 Lewis Thomas Prize for Science Writing from Rockefeller University".
  29. [https://www.rockefeller.edu/news/18673-oceanographer-and-explorer-sylvia-earle-will-receive-the-2017-lewis-thomas-prize/ Oceanographer and explorer Sylvia Earle will receive the 2017 Lewis Thomas Prize]
  30. (23 April 2018). "Kip S. Thorne wins the 2018 Lewis Thomas Prize". LIGO Laboratory News.
  31. [https://www.rockefeller.edu/news/22210-astrophysicist-kip-thorne-receive-2018-lewis-thomas-prize-writing-science/ Astrophysicist Kip Thorne to receive Rockefeller's 2018 science writing prize]
  32. "Physician-writer Siddhartha Mukherjee will be awarded the 2019 Lewis Thomas Prize".
  33. "Pioneering forestry researcher Suzanne Simard to receive the 2023 Lewis Thomas Prize".
  34. "Theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli receives 2024 Lewis Thomas Prize".
  35. "Neuroscientist Stanislas Dehaene to be awarded the 2025 Lewis Thomas Prize".
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