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Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization
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I hold that the popularization of science is successful if, at first,
it does no more than spark the sense of wonder.
- Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World, 1995
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Award Recipients
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Keith Devlin
2007 Award Recipient
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Paul Berg
2006
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Jill Tarter
2005
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Alex Filippenko
2004
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Kevin Padian
2003
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Andy Fraknoi
2002
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The Board of Trustees of Wonderfest has established an award to honor Bay Area researchers who make science accessible. This year, the award is $5000. The Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization is awarded annually by the Trustees following a round of nominations by the Wonderfest Advisory Board. To be nominated, an individual must:
- Have contributed to the public understanding and appreciation of science.
- Be a legal resident of one of the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties.
- Have a history of accomplishment in scientific research, at least half of which was conducted in the Bay Area.
Wonderfest's Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization is generously underwritten by Annual Reviews
as a tribute to their President and Editor-in-Chief Samuel Gubins.
In exchange for freedom of inquiry, scientists are obliged to explain their
work. If science is considered a closed priesthood, too difficult and arcane
for the average person to understand, the dangers of abuse are greater. But if
science is a topic of general interest and concern - if both its delights and its
social consequences are discussed regularly and competently in the schools,
the press, and at the dinner table - we have greatly improved our prospects
for learning how the world really is and for improving both it and us.
- Carl Sagan, Broca's Brain, 1979
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