倫敦皇家學會麥可·法拉第獎

倫敦皇家學會麥可·法拉第獎（Royal Society of London Michael Faraday Prize，簡稱麥可·法拉第獎）是英國倫敦皇家學會頒發的獎項，獎勵「向英國觀眾傳播科學方面作出卓越表現」（"excellence in communicating science to UK audiences"）的科學家，以麥可·法拉第命名，1986年以來每年頒發一次。

## 獲獎者列表

獲獎年分｜獲獎者｜獲獎理由｜備註

1986｜查爾斯·A·泰勒｜"for his outstanding presentations of physics and applications of physics, aimed at audiences from six-year-old primary school children to adults"

1987｜彼得·梅達沃｜"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"

1988｜埃里克·克里斯多福·齊曼｜"for the contributions he has made to the popularization of mathematics"

1989｜科林·布萊克莫爾｜"for his written, broadcast and public presentations on the science of the brain, which are superbly crafted for lay and expert audiences alike"

1990｜理察·道金斯｜"for his written, broadcast and public presentations which are accessible, imaginative and enjoyed by large audiences"

1991｜喬治·波特｜"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"

1992｜理察·格里高利｜"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"

1993｜伊恩·菲爾斯｜"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"

1994｜沃爾特·博德默爾｜"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"

1995｜艾恩·史都華｜"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"

1996｜史蒂夫·瓊斯｜"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"

1997｜大衛·菲利普斯｜"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｜蘇珊·格林菲爾德｜"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"

1999｜羅伯特·溫斯頓｜"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"

2000｜劉易斯·沃爾珀特｜"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"

2001｜哈羅德·克羅托｜"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"

2002｜保羅·戴維斯｜on The origin of life

2003｜戴維·阿滕伯勒｜on Perception, deception and reality

2004｜馬丁·里斯｜on Einstein's legacy as scientist and icon

2005｜弗蘭·鮑克威爾｜on A silent killer

2006｜理察·福提｜on A natural history of scientists

2007｜吉姆·艾爾-哈利利｜on The House of Wisdom and the legacy of Arabic science

2008｜約翰·D·巴羅｜on Every picture tells a story

2009｜馬庫斯·杜·索托伊｜on The secret mathematicians

2010｜約瑟琳·貝爾·伯奈爾｜on The end of the world in 2012? Science communication and science scares

2011｜科林·皮林格｜on Stones From the Sky: A Heaven-sent Opportunity to Talk About Science

2012｜布萊恩·考克斯｜"for his excellent work in science communication"

2013｜弗蘭克·克洛斯｜"for his excellent work in science communication"

2014｜安德里亞·塞拉｜"for his excellent work in science communication"

2015｜凱西·J·威利斯｜"for her excellent work in science communication"

2016｜尼克·連恩｜"for his excellent work in science communication"

2017｜馬克·米奧多尼克｜"for excellence in communicating science to UK audiences"

2018｜丹妮爾·喬治｜"for her public outreach, promotion of her discipline, and leadership of national programmes inspiring young people to express their creativity while innovating in science and engineering."

2019｜馬蒂亞·波利亞科夫｜"for his exemplary work to promote chemistry to an international audience via YouTube in a way that is understandable to viewers of all ages."

2020｜戴維·斯皮格霍爾特｜"for bringing key insights from the disciplines of statistics and probability vividly home to the public at large, and to key decision-makers, in entertaining and accessible ways, most recently through the COVID-19 pandemic."

2021｜索菲·斯科特｜"for her work in engaging the public with neuroscience through events, talks, TV and radio, and exemplifying how science communication can enhance scientific excellence."

## 基本資料

- 日語原文：Royal Society of London Michael Faraday Medal & Prize
- 尺寸：140
- 贊助方：倫敦皇家學會
- 地點：倫敦
- 網站：官方網站
- 授予對象：「向英國觀眾傳播科學方面作出卓越表現」（excellence in communicating science to UK audiences）的科學家