The Book Prize Index

Cosmic Dawn: The Origins of Matter and Life

Eric Chaisson

Cosmic Dawn describes a highly interdisciplinary tour of billions of years of cosmic history, an epochal saga drawing on every field of modern science — astronomy, physics, chemistry, biology, geology and anthropology — to address the two most fundamental problems of all: the origins of matter and life. Winner of the Phi Beta Kappa Award, the American Institute of Physics Award, and a National Book Award Nomination.

ScienceScience · medium confidenceScience81 signalsLlm Classifier: Science -> ScienceKeyword Classifier: American History -> American HistoryAward Category: National Book Award for Science Hardcover -> ScienceScience & DiscoveryClimate, Weather & DisasterMedicine, Health & the Body

Award History

1 wins · 2 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Phi Beta Kappa Book Awards: Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science1981WinnerOfficial source
National Book Award for Science HardcoverMajor1982FinalistSecondary source
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