Los Angeles Times Book Prize
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Edition 31 (2010) Winner
Oren Harman
オレン・ハーマン
Oren Harman
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1973-01-25 （Jerusalem）
- Nationality
- Israel
- Languages
- Hebrew, English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Jerusalem (residence) → New York City (education)
Career
- Occupations
- historian of science, writer, researcher, educator
- Active Years
- 2000-
- Affiliations
- Bar-Ilan University (Science, Technology & Society program), Van Leer Jerusalem Institute
- Memberships
- Young Academy of Sciences of Israel
- Influenced By
- George R. Price, Charles Darwin (conceptual influence)
- Nominations
- Pulitzer Prize nomination (The Price of Altruism)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew University of Jerusalem | — | History and Biology | 学士（優等） | — | Israel |
| University of Oxford | — | — | M.Sc., D.Phil. | — | United Kingdom |
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
History and Biology
Degree:
学士（優等）
Country:
Israel
Graduated summa cum laude
University of Oxford
Degree:
M.Sc., D.Phil.
Country:
United Kingdom
Received M.Sc. and D.Phil. with distinction
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Science and Technology) | The Price of Altruism | 科学・技術 | Los Angeles Times | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Pulitzer Prize (nomination) | The Price of Altruism | — | The Pulitzer Prizes | ノミネート |
| — | Alon Award for Academic Excellence | — | — | Alon Program | 受賞 |
Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Science and Technology)
2010
Work:
The Price of Altruism
Category:
科学・技術
Organization:
Los Angeles Times
Result:
受賞
Pulitzer Prize (nomination)
2010
Work:
The Price of Altruism
Organization:
The Pulitzer Prizes
Result:
ノミネート
Alon Award for Academic Excellence
Organization:
Alon Program
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Man Who Invented the Chromosome
2004 history of science / biographyA historical biography of C.D. Darlington, exploring his attempts to use biology to explain human history and culture and his anticipations of ideas about evolvability.
evolutionary theoryhistory of sciencescience and culture
Translations
- Translated into multiple languages (including Japanese)
The Price of Altruism
2010 science non-fiction / biographyExplores the evolutionary origins of altruism through the life and work of George R. Price, presenting historical and scientific inquiry into the paradox of altruism.
altruismevolutionary theoryscientific biography
Translations
- Translated into many languages (Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Italian, Turkish, Malayalam, etc.)
Evolutions: Fifteen Myths That Explain Our World
2018 popular science / big-historyAn original rendering of major events in the history of the universe, from the Big Bang to the evolution of consciousness and the rise of humankind, presented through fifteen 'myths.'
big historyevolutionpopularization of science
Metamorphosis: A Natural and Human History
2025 history of science / developmental biology (popular)A narrative of the long quest to understand metamorphosis in the animal world, told from perspectives of natural history and the humanities.
developmental biologymetamorphosishistory of science
Darwin's Missing Notebooks
2024 children / young adult (mystery)A young adult who-done-it mystery centered on a missing notebook connected to Darwin.
young adult fictionintroducing history of science
Bibliography
- The Man Who Invented the Chromosome. Harvard University Press, 2004.
- Rebels, Mavericks and Heretics in Biology. (co-edited) Yale University Press, 2008.
- The Price of Altruism. W.W. Norton, 2010.
- Outsider Scientists: Routes to Innovation in Biology. (co-edited) University of Chicago Press, 2013.
- Evolutions: Fifteen Myths That Explain Our World. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2018.
- Dreamers, Visionaries and Revolutionaries in the Life Sciences. (co-edited) University of Chicago Press, 2018.
- Handbook of the Historiography of Biology. (co-edited) Springer, 2020.
- Darwin's Missing Notebooks. Lama Books, 2024.
- Metamorphosis: A Natural and Human History. Basic Books, 2025.
Adaptations
- Did Herzl Really Say That? (television documentary, co-created)
Translations of Works
- Several works have been translated into Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Polish, and other languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarly yet popularnarrative-driven biographical style
- Recurring Motifs
- evolution and altruismbiographical narratives in history of scienceintersection of science and culture
Legacy
Has influenced both academic and general audiences through accessible histories of modern biology and evolution. The Price of Altruism received awards and nominations and inspired plays and radio shows; his young-adult work has been adopted in educational programs.
Academic Societies
- Young Academy of Sciences of Israel
In Popular Culture
- The Price of Altruism-inspired plays and radio shows
Trivia
- The Price of Altruism won the 2010 Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Science & Technology) and was reported as a Pulitzer Prize nominee.
- Darwin's Missing Notebooks (YA) received critical acclaim in 2024 and was selected for the Ministry of Education's 'March of Books' for grades 4–6 in Israel.
- Co-creator of the television documentary series 'Did Herzl Really Say That?'