1991 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – Science & Technology Winner
The Truth About Chernobyl
Grigori Medvedev
This is an account of the events leading up to the worst nuclear disaster in history. It also examines the subsequent cover-up at which both politicians and technicians connived….
1991 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – Science & Technology Shortlist
Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos: The Story of the Scientific Quest for the Secret of the Universe
Dennis Overbye
The Ascent of Mind: Ice Age Climates and the Evolution of Intelligence
William H. Calvin
The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan
Robert Kanigel
