Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science Winners

The Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science is offered for outstanding contributions by scientists to the literature of science. It was first offered in 1959. ...more

Winners

	The Triumph of Seeds: How Grains, Nuts, Kernels, Pulses, and Pips Conquered the Plant Kingdom and Shaped Human History by Thor Hanson (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 2,617 ratings Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Animal Weapons: The Evolution of Battle by Douglas J. Emlen (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 597 ratings Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Einstein and the Quantum: The Quest of the Valiant Swabian by A. Douglas Stone 4.34 avg rating — 185 ratings Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail—But Some Don't by Nate Silver 3.97 avg rating — 49,080 ratings Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science (2013)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fate of Greenland: Lessons from Abrupt Climate Change by Philip Conkling 3.96 avg rating — 23 ratings Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science (2012)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beyond Smoke and Mirrors: Climate Change and Energy in the 21st Century by Burton Richter 3.70 avg rating — 69 ratings Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science (2011)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Your Inner Fish: a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body by Neil Shubin (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 25,005 ratings Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science (2008)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History by Stephen Jay Gould 4.14 avg rating — 9,657 ratings Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science (1990)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Image of Eternity: Roots of Time in the Physical World by David Allen Park it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science (1980)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Darwin on Man: A Psychological Study of Scientific Creativity by Howard E. Gruber 4.28 avg rating — 18 ratings Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science (1974)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Computer from Pascal to von Neumann by Herman H. Goldstine 3.74 avg rating — 38 ratings Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science (1973)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Closing Circle: Nature, Man and Technology by Barry Commoner 4.08 avg rating — 120 ratings Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science (1972)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vitamin C and the Common Cold by Linus Pauling 4.33 avg rating — 15 ratings Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science (1971)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Life and Death of the Salt Marsh by John Teal 3.93 avg rating — 70 ratings Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science (1970)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Antibodies And Immunity by Ralph Nossal did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science (1969)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Great Waters: A Voyage of Natural History to Study Whales, Plankton and the Waters of the Southern Ocean by Alister Hardy it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science (1968)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Modern Genetics by Haig Papazian 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science (1967)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Man Adapting: With a New Chapter by the Author (The Silliman Memorial Lectures Series) by René Dubos 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science (1966)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bird Migration by Donald R. Griffin really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science (1965)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Origin of Adaptations by Verne Grant 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science (1964)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Unseen World by René Dubos 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science (1963)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The World of Ice by James L. Dyson 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science (1962)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Communication Among Social Bees (Harvard Books in Biology) by Martin Lindauer really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science (1961)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars