Year |
Name |
Citation |
Notes |
1986 |
Taylor, CharlesCharles
Taylor |
"for his outstanding presentations of physics and applications
of physics, aimed at audiences from six-year-old primary school
children to adults" |
[3] |
1987 |
Medawar, PeterPeter Medawar |
"for the contribution his books had made in presenting to the
public, and to scientists themselves, the intellectual nature and
the essential humanity of pursuing science at the highest level and
the part it played in our modern culture" |
[4] |
1988 |
Zeeman, Erik
ChristopherErik Christopher
Zeeman |
"for the contributions he has made to the popularization of
mathematics" |
[5] |
1989 |
Blakemore, ColinColin Blakemore |
"for his written, broadcast and public presentations on the
science of the brain, which are superbly crafted for lay and expert
audiences alike" |
[6] |
1990 |
Dawkins, RichardRichard Dawkins |
"for his written, broadcast and public presentations which are
accessible, imaginative and enjoyed by large audiences" |
[7] |
1991 |
Porter, GeorgeGeorge Porter |
"in recognition of his outstanding contribution to improving
the public understanding of science through his many public
lectures and broadcasts, his directorship of the Royal Institution
and presidencies of the Royal Society and British Association and
his seminal role in the establishment and leadership of COPUS" |
[8] |
1992 |
Gregory, RichardRichard Gregory |
"for his many popular books and papers, his countless public
lectures and television and radio appearances, and his creation of
the Exploratory Hands-on Science Centre in Bristol" |
[9] |
1993 |
Fells, IanIan Fells |
"for his many written articles for the national press and
popular science journals, his public lectures on many platforms
often tailored for school children, and his major contribution in
broadcasting where he has had an input to over 350 radio and
television programmes" |
[10] |
1994 |
Bodmer, WalterWalter Bodmer |
"for his outstanding achievement in raising the public
understanding of science and technology as an issue of the highest
importance to individual scientists and engineers and to many
bodies that represent them" |
[11] |
1995 |
Stewart, IanIan
Stewart |
"for his work in communicating mathematical ideas to the widest
possible range of audiences through his many thought-provoking
books and magazine articles, his radio and television
presentations, and his energetic public lectures in schools and
industry on a variety of mathematical and quasi-mathematical
topics" |
[12] |
1996 |
Jones, SteveSteve Jones |
"for his numerous, wide ranging contributions to the public
understanding of science in areas such as human evolution and
variation, race, sex, inherited disease and genetic manipulation
through his many broadcasts on radio and television, his lectures,
popular science books, and his regular science column in The Daily
Telegraph and contributions to other newspaper media" |
[13][14] |
1997 |
Phillips, DavidDavid
Phillips |
"for his outstanding talents in the communication of scientific
principles, methods and applications to young audiences through his
many demonstration lectures with wit, clarity and enthusiasm on a
wide variety of topics from basic science to modern laser research
and for his major role in various collaborative ventures for young
people with the Royal Institution, the British Association and
CREST, and for his popular science articles and contributions to a
variety of radio and television broadcasts, combined with his full
professional workload as Head of Chemistry at Imperial College and
overseeing a research group" |
— |
1998 |
Greenfield, SusanSusan
Greenfield |
"for her outstanding talents in communicating to the public how
the brain works, popularising brain studies via The Royal
Institution Christmas Lectures, lecturing both in Britain and
overseas to a wide variety of audiences, including young people,
both in schools and outside the classroom, and through her
activities as an author of popular books, newspaper articles and
columns and her many television appearances" |
[15][16] |
1999 |
Winston, RobertRobert Winston |
"for his outstanding contribution to the public understanding
of human infertility and in vitro fertilisation. He has published
five books as well as contributing to many newspaper articles. He
is renowned as a gifted communicator especially to non-scientists,
describing complex issues relating to human infertility clearly and
without over-simplification. His major contribution has been in the
field of television and radio both hosting and contributing to
programmes" |
[17] |
2000 |
Wolpert, LewisLewis Wolpert |
"for his enormous contribution to the public understanding of
science most notably through his Chairmanship of COPUS
and his varied and wide-ranging television and radio programmes as
well as his regular contributions to the national broadsheet
newspapers. For over two decades, Lewis Wolpert has brought public
attention to many subjects including depression which still carries
considerable social stigma through books, lectures, newspaper
articles using his own brand of enthusiasm and charisma" |
[18] |
2001 |
Kroto, HaroldHarold
Kroto |
"for his dedication to the notion of working scientists being
communicators of their work and in particular for his establishment
of the Vega Science Trust whose films and related activities
reflect the excitement of scientific discovery to the public" |
[19] |
2002 |
Davies, PaulPaul Davies |
"in recognition of his dedication to communicating, through
lectures, books, broadcasts and discussions, the sense of wonder
that drives scientific research" |
[20][21] |
2003 |
Attenborough, DavidDavid
Attenborough |
"in recognition of his dedication to communicating, through
lectures, books, broadcasts and discussions, the sense of wonder
that drives scientific research" |
[22] |
2004 |
Rees, MartinMartin
Rees |
No citation given |
[23] |
2005 |
Balkwill, FranFran Balkwill |
"for her outstanding work in communicating the concepts, facts
and fascination of science in a way that appeals to children of all
ages, backgrounds and nationalities, while at the same time
maintaining a distinguished research career" |
[24] |
2006 |
Fortey, RichardRichard Fortey |
No citation given |
[25] |
2007 |
Al-Khalili, JimJim Al-Khalili |
No rationale given |
[26] |
2008 |
Barrow, John D.John D. Barrow |
No citation given |
— |
2009 |
du Sautoy, MarcusMarcus du Sautoy |
No citation given |
— |