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Cosmos Award for Outstanding Public Presentation of Science
Engaging the public in the romance of space exploration is an integral part of The Planetary Society's mission. With his landmark television series Cosmos, Planetary Society co-founder Carl Sagan fueled the imagination of millions of viewers around the world. To honor the innovators who follow in this tradition of presenting science and scientists in an accurate, yet entertaining and enthralling, way, The Planetary Society created the Cosmos Award for Outstanding Public Presentation of Science. Thank you to the M.R. & Evelyn Hudson Foundation for the generous grant that launched this award. Content for class "clear" Goes Here
2010 Honoree
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Stephen Hawking
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The Planetary Society presented the Cosmos Award for Outstanding Public Presentation of Science to Dr. Stephen Hawking, author of "A Brief History of Time" and host of the television series "Stephen Hawking's Universe." Through his books, television series and public lectures, Dr. Hawking has engaged the public for over 20 years in some of the most profound questions of our existence – from the origins of the universe to the nature of black holes.
2007 Honoree
Paula S. Apsell
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Paula S. Apsell, Executive Producer of NOVA. Paula has been bringing the wonders of science to the public for over 30 years and has made NOVA the showcase for science documentaries.
Paula S. Apsell is the Senior Executive Producer of the Emmy Award-winning series NOVA and NOVA scienceNOW, and Director of the WGBH Science Unit at WGBH Boston. Apsell joined WGBH's science documentary series NOVA in 1975 and has helped guide the program to its position as America's most popular science series on television and online. During her tenure, she has directed the series' diversification into other media, including its online presence on the PBS website as well as on iTunes and YouTube. NOVA is also the most widely used television series among high school teachers in classrooms across the country.
2005 Honoree
James CAmeron
James Cameron
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Filmmaker James Cameron was awarded the first Cosmos Award in recognition of his IMAX films that have allowed audiences to join true-life adventures with real explorers that are as exciting as any fictional plot that Hollywood could devise.
As an explorer at heart, Jim understands that the same impulse that drives scientists and adventurers to voyage to the bottom of the sea also sends humanity’s robotic emissaries to the depths of space and will someday send humans themselves to walk on Mars—and maybe even attempt to explore even more challenging worlds.
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