The Book Prize Index

Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus

David Quammen

"The story of the worldwide scientific quest to decipher the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, trace its source, and make possible the vaccines to fight the Covid-19 pandemic"--

Medicine & Public HealthMedicine & Public Health · high confidenceMedicine & Public Health81 signalsLlm Classifier: Medicine & Public Health -> Medicine & Public HealthGoogle Books: Medical -> Medicine & Public HealthTopic Classifier: Scientific Biography -> BiographyScientific BiographyNatural History & AnimalsScience & Discovery

Award History

0 wins · 2 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Royal Society Science Book PrizeMajor2023ShortlistSecondary source
National Book Award for NonfictionMajor2022FinalistSecondary source
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