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Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize 2007

The 2007 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize went to Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert. 6 books made the shortlist.

Winner

  1. Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbertsource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

  1. Homo Britannicus by Chris Stringersource (opens in a new tab)
  2. In Search of Memory by Eric R. Kandelsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Lonesome George by Henry Nichollssource (opens in a new tab)
  4. One in Three by Adam Wishartsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Rough Guide to Climate Change by Robert Hensonsource (opens in a new tab)

About the Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize

Adult popular-science prize only; the Young People's Book Prize is out of scope. Named Aventis Prize (2006), Royal Society Prize for Science Books (2007-2010), Winton (2011-2015), Insight Investment (2016-2023), Trivedi (2024-). Year is the prize year the Royal Society uses. Winner plus shortlist. 2014-2025 from the official book pages; the official site lists no books before 2014, so 2006-2013 come from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Society_Science_Book_Prize), which cites contemporary Guardian and Royal Society announcements.

Organization: The Royal Society. Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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