Books, Trustee Grants
| The following grants are funded from an appropriation approved by the Board of Trustees to support small grants for promising new books on science and technology. | |
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| Georgina Ferry Oxford OX2 6J2, England |
$12,500 |
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| Research and travel for a biography of Max Perutz. Project Director: Georgina Ferry, writer. | |
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| M. G. Lord Los Angeles, CA 90036 |
$41,000 |
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| Research and travel for a father-daughter memoir about the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Project Director: M. G. Lord, Writer. | |
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| Henry Petroski Durham, NC 27707 |
$45,000 |
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| For research and writing of a book on the toothpick. Project Director: Henry Petroski, Professor of Civil Engineering, Duke University. | |
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| Peter Pringle New York, NY 10003 |
$27,240 |
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| Research and travel for a biography on Russian botanist and geneticist Nikolai I. Vavilov. Project Director: Peter Pringle, Author. | |
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| Ullica Segerstrale Chicago, IL 60616 |
$20,000 |
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| For research and writing of a biography of William Hamilton. Project Director: Ullica Segerstrale, Professor of Sociology, Illinois Institute of Technology. | |
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| Richard Cohen New York, NY 10028 |
$30,000 |
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| For research and writing of a book about the sun. Project Director: Richard Cohen, Publisher/Editor/Author. | |
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| Council on Foreign Relations New York, NY 10021 |
$45,000 |
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| For science and technology advice and public discussion of a book about military technology revolutions. Project Director: Max Boot, Author and Senior Fellow, National Security Studies. | |
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