Walter P. Kistler Book Award
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The Walter P. Kistler Book Award was established to recognize authors
of science-based books that significantly increase the knowledge and
understanding of the public regarding subjects that will shape the
future of our species. The award is bestowed annually.
Named for the originator of the award program and benefactor of the
Foundation For the Future, the Walter P. Kistler Book Award includes
a cash prize of US$10,000 and a certificate. It is formally presented
in ceremonies that are open to the public and that include a lecture
by the author, Q&A, and book-signing.
2009 Recipient
 David Archer, Ph.D.
One of the world’s leading climatologists
Professor of geophysical sciences, University of Chicago
Author, The Long Thaw: How Humans Are Changing the Next 100,000 Years of Earth’s Climate.
Past Recipients
Author of Homo britannicus: The Incredible Story of Human Life in Britain.
Author of Epic of Evolution: Seven Ages
of the Cosmos.
Author of A Brain for All Seasons: Human
Evolution & Abrupt Climate Change,
which addresses the broad
sweep of hominid history and the likely impacts to it of abrupt
climate change.
Author
of The Blank
Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature, which addresses
the fears associated with acknowledging a universal, biologically based
human nature.
Author of The
Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey, which explains
the science that enabled Dr. Wells to trace the genealogy of humankind
of focusing on genetic markers on the Y-chromosome.
Author of Redesigning Humans: Our Inevitable Genetic Future, about technologies that will enable parents to make choices about their children's appearance, capabilities, and health risks.
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