Los Angeles Times Book Prize
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Edition 22 (2001) Winner
Richard Hamblyn
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Richard Hamblyn
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1965-01-01
- Died
- null
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- London (work/residence)
Career
- Occupations
- environmental writer, historian, lecturer
- Active Years
- 1996-
- Affiliations
- Birkbeck, University of London — Department of English, Theatre and Creative Writing (lecturer), University College London (UCL) Environment Institute — writer-in-residence (2008–09)
- Influenced By
- Historians of science and meteorologists of the 17th–19th centuries
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Los Angeles Times Book Prize | The Invention of Clouds: How an Amateur Meteorologist Forged the Language of the Skies | — | Los Angeles Times | winner |
| 2009 | BBC Wales Science Book of the Year | Terra: Tales of the Earth | — | BBC Wales | winner |
| 2002 | Samuel Johnson Prize | The Invention of Clouds: How an Amateur Meteorologist Forged the Language of the Skies | — | The Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction | shortlisted |
Los Angeles Times Book Prize
2001
Work:
The Invention of Clouds: How an Amateur Meteorologist Forged the Language of the Skies
Organization:
Los Angeles Times
Result:
winner
BBC Wales Science Book of the Year
2009
Work:
Terra: Tales of the Earth
Organization:
BBC Wales
Result:
winner
Samuel Johnson Prize
2002
Work:
The Invention of Clouds: How an Amateur Meteorologist Forged the Language of the Skies
Organization:
The Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction
Result:
shortlisted
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Invention of Clouds: How an Amateur Meteorologist Forged the Language of the Skies
2001 history of science / natural historyAn account of Luke Howard's life and work that traces the development of cloud classification and the cultural and scientific significance of naming the skies.
history of clouds and meteorologyscience and languagechanging views of nature
Terra: Tales of the Earth
2009 natural history / disaster studiesA study of the earth that interweaves geological and cultural narratives, focusing on natural disasters and landscape change.
natural disastersgeology and cultureenvironmental history
The Art of Science: a Natural History of Ideas
2011 essay / history of scienceAn essay collection examining the development of scientific ideas and their cultural and historical contexts.
history of sciencedissemination of knowledgeviews of nature
The Cloud Book: How to Understand the Skies
2008 popular science / meteorology guideA popular guide to cloud types and formation, produced in association with the Met Office and featuring illustrative imagery.
cloud classificationmeteorological educationvisual documentation
Data Soliloquies (with Martin John Callanan)
2009 art / data projectA collaborative project produced during the UCL Environment Institute residency, exploring data and perceptions of nature.
data representationenvironmental art
Supercell
2011 photobook / meteorological visualsA collaboration with Kevin Erskine documenting powerful weather phenomena through photographs and text.
weather photographyvisuals and science
Tsunami: Nature and Culture
2014 natural history / cultural historyAn exploration of tsunamis from both scientific and cultural perspectives.
disaster historymarine phenomena
Clouds: Nature and Culture
2017 natural history / cultural historyA historical and cultural study of clouds across time.
cultural history of cloudsnatural history
The Sea: Nature and Culture
2021 natural history / marine cultureA recent work examining the relationship between the sea and human culture from natural and cultural history perspectives.
marine culturenatural history
Bibliography
- The Invention of Clouds (2001)
- Terra: Tales of the Earth (2009)
- Extraordinary Clouds (2009)
- Data Soliloquies (2009)
- The Art of Science (2011)
- Supercell (2011)
- Extraordinary Weather (2012)
- Tsunami: Nature and Culture (2014)
- Clouds: Nature and Culture (2017)
- The Sea: Nature and Culture (2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- expository and reflective style blending history of science and cultural historyaccessible popular-science tone for general readers
- Recurring Motifs
- clouds and meteorological phenomenanatural disasterssea and landscapesvisual materials (photography, illustrations)
Legacy
Recognized for bridging history of science and natural history, deepening cultural understanding of meteorology and natural disasters; valued for connecting popular explanation with scholarly research.
Trivia
- Won the 2001 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for The Invention of Clouds.
- Served as writer-in-residence at the UCL Environment Institute in 2008–09.
- Has produced popular meteorological books in association with the Met Office.
- Edited Daniel Defoe's The Storm (1704) for Penguin Classics.