The Aventis Prizes for Science Books

The Aventis Prizes for Science Books is an annual award for the previous year's best general science writing and best science writing for children. The nominees and winners are decided by the Royal Society, the UK national academy of science. The prizes were established in 1988.

2005 Winners

The winners were announced on May 12, 2005:

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May 12 - 2005

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• Critical Mass: How One Thing Leads to Another, by Philip Ball ISBN 0374281254

Junior Prize:

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• What Makes Me, Me?, by Robert Winston

The other nominees for 2005 were:

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• The Ancestor's Tale, by Richard Dawkins
• Why Life Speeds Up As You Get Older, by Douwe Draaisma
• Matters Of Substance: Drugs - And Why Everyone's A User, by Griffith Edwards
• The Earth: An Intimate History, by Richard Fortey
• The Human Mind, by Robert Winston

Other nominees for the Junior Prize:

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• Kingfisher Knowledge: Endangered Planet, by David Burnie
• Mysteries And Marvels Of Science, by Phillip Clarke, Laura Howell, and Sarah Khan
• Leap Through Time: Earthquake, by Nicholas Harris
• Night Sky Atlas, by Robin Scagell
• Kingfisher Knowledge: Microscopic Life, by Richard Walker