Literary award · United States · since 1987
Andrew Gemant Award
Annually recognizes the accomplishments of a person who has made significant contributions to the cultural, artistic, or humanistic dimension of physics. Established 1987 in United States.
About Andrew Gemant Award
The Andrew Gemant Award is a prize awarded by the American Institute of Physics to a person who has made substantial cultural, artistic, or humanistic contributions to physics. The award is named after Andrew Gemant, a pioneer in materials science, and made possible by his bequest.
From the Wikipedia article “Andrew Gemant Award”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Lisa Randall | — |
| 2010 | Manuel Estein | — |
| 2006 | Marcia Bartusiak | — |
| 2004 | Alan J. Friedman | — |
| 2003 | Brian Greene | — |
| 2001 | Lawrence M. Krauss | — |
| 1998 | Stephen Hawking | — |
| 1997 | Steven Weinberg | — |
| 1995 | Robert R. Wilson | — |
| 1993 | Abraham Pais | — |
| 1989 | Gerald Holton | — |
| 1988 | Freeman Dyson | — |
| — | Sean M. Carroll | — |
| — | Cyril Stanley Smith | — |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Andrew Gemant Award for the current eligibility window, accepted formats, residency or language requirements and any entry fee. For most established prizes the publisher submits on the author's behalf, often with a limit on entries per imprint.
If you are self-published, look for an explicit statement that independently published books are accepted, and budget for entry fees and copies for judges.
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q2887042 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).