Royal Society Science Book Award 2026

“The Age of Alchemy: How Early Innovators Shaped Modern Chemistry” by self-proclaimed science adventurer Kit Chapman has been announced as the winner of the 2026 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize.

“Chemistry can’t be viewed as some long, glorious, progressive march to an enlightened future. It came from everyday people, living their lives by their own understanding of the world, and just trying to get by.” – The Age of Alchemy

https://royalsociety.org/news/2026/09/science-book-prize-winner-2026/