2009 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – Science & Technology Winner
![The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Quantum Genius](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580956153-1683-image-3.jpg)
The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Quantum Genius
Graham Farmelo
A monumental achievement – one of the great scientific biographies.’ Michael Frayn The Strangest Man is the Costa Biography Award-winning account of Paul Dirac, the famous physicist sometimes called the British Einstein. He was one of the leading pioneers…
2009 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – Science & Technology Shortlist
![Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1581035194-6741-image-3.jpg)
Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human
Richard Wrangham
![Cold: Adventures in the World's Frozen Places](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1581032901-6552-image-3.jpg)
Cold: Adventures in the World’s Frozen Places
Bill Streever
![Naming Nature: The Clash Between Instinct and Science](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580976993-3367-image-3.jpg)
Naming Nature: The Clash Between Instinct and Science
Carol Kaesuk Yoon
![The Day We Found the Universe](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1581028720-6207-image-3.jpg)