The Book Prize Index

The Launching of Modern American Science, 1846–1876

Robert V. Bruce

The Launching of Modern American Science, 1846–1876 is a 1987 nonfiction book by American historian Robert V. Bruce, published by Knopf. The book is a social history chronicling a three-decade period in American science. It won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for History.

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Award History

1 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Pulitzer Prize in HistoryMajor1988WinnerSecondary source
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