The Book Prize Index

The Closing Circle: Nature, Man and Technology

Barry Commoner

Author makes an important statement on the nature, the cause, and the possible solution of the impending environmental disaster which man has created with his own technology.

Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment · high confidenceNature & Environment81 signalsLlm Classifier: Nature & Environment -> Nature & EnvironmentOpen Library: Influence on nature -> Nature & EnvironmentOpen Library: Nature -> Nature & EnvironmentClimate, Weather & DisasterTechnology, Computing & AIEnvironment, Conservation & Pollution

Award History

1 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Phi Beta Kappa Book Awards: Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science1972WinnerOfficial source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    The impending environmental disaster is caused by humanity’s own technology, and its nature, cause, and possible solutions can be identified.

    Model confidence 62%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    35 / 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: 60%.