THE MASTERS OF SCIENCE WRITING

摘要

Within the Community of science writers, just a handful are recognized—often via best books lists and literary awards—as the elite. Of the 36 authors whose works are cited below as the best in science and technology for 2004, 19 have seen their previous books on this list. These include Pulitzer Prize winners (Richard Rhodes, Jonathan Weiner, Edward Larson), renowned scientist-scholars (Richard Dawkins, Brian Greene, Peter Ward), and leading science jour- nalists (Steven Johnson, Robin Marantz Henig, and Carl Zimmer). All have mastered the difficult art of exceptional science writing for general readers. There are several first-timers here, too, such as Mark Ly-nas, Michael Gordin, Ann Parson, Trevor Corson, and Alan Tennant, who bear watching in the future. Science writers offer a variety of perspectives, but as Lj's Best Sci-Tech list reveals each year, the best among them stand out consistently.