The Book Prize Index

Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman

James Gleick

A gem of a book, about the life and mind of one of the most influential and iconoclastic characters in 20th century physics. Really a pleasure to read.

BiographyBiography · medium confidenceBiography81 signalsLlm Classifier: Biography -> BiographyAward Category: Pulitzer Prize in Biography or Autobiography -> BiographyAward Category: Biography -> BiographyScientific BiographyScience & Discovery

Award History

0 wins · 3 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and TechnologyMajor1993FinalistSecondary source
Pulitzer Prize in Biography or AutobiographyMajor1993FinalistSecondary source
National Book Award for NonfictionMajor1992FinalistSecondary source
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Experimental book profileGenerated by GPT-5.4 nano · may contain inaccuracies

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  1. 01 Central figures

    • Richard Feynman90%

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    No argument inferred with sufficient confidence.

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    40 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 75%.