Authors / person-lewis-thomas

Lewis Thomas

American physician, poet and educator (1913-1993).

Wikipedia

Portrait source · Wikimedia Commons

Recognized books

Wins

Lists

Index score

1975—1981

Recognition span

Author in the index

Lewis Thomas has 2 books in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 1975 and 1981. The records span 2 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

National Book Awards2

Pulitzer Prize1

Subject profile

Science2

Indexed works

Books by Lewis Thomas

2 books · sorted by recognition

The Medusa and the Snail: More Notes of a Biology WatcherScience198014 pts The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology WatcherScience197510 pts

Year	Title	Subject	Score	Wins	Lists	Imprint
1980	The Medusa and the Snail: More Notes of a Biology Watcher	Science	14	1	2	Viking
1975	The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher	Science	10	1	1	Bantam Books

Prize metrics come from Book Prize Index records. Biographical description and portrait metadata are sourced from the matched Wikidata and Wikimedia records; uncertain identity matches are omitted.

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