Science News writer wins AIP award
Science News physics writer Andrew Grant won the American Institute of Physics鈥� 2015 prize in the Science Writing 鈥� Articles category for 鈥�,” his feature about what happens at the entrance to a black hole.
Grant鈥檚 win marks the third year in a row that AIP has honored Science News writers with this science communication award. Contributing correspondent Alexandra Witze earned the prize in 2014 for her feature 鈥�,” and managing editor Tom Siegfried won in 2013 for his essay on the discovery of the Higgs boson, 鈥�.”
From the press release:
Grant’s story delves into the physics of black holes — specifically, what happens when something falls into one. The members of the award committee that selected the story praised the way it handled a hotly-debated open question, comparing the evidence for and against different weighty theories while maintaining a lighthearted tone.
Grant, they wrote, 鈥渄eftly conveys the complex evolution of physicists鈥� understanding of what happens to objects entering a black hole, and accurately and compellingly describes the current debate about this contentious and still-unresolved topic in a way that engages the reader with enough detail to be engaging but not overwhelming.鈥�
