• Charles R. Mingins Award (UMass/Lowell) for excellence in undergraduate research, 1968
  
• National Academy of Sciences / National Research Council Fellow, 1972-74
  
• Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellow, 1976-79
  
• Bart J. Bok Prize (Harvard) for original contributions to astrophysics, 1977
  
• Smith-Weld Prize (Harvard) for best general article by Harvard faculty member, 1978
  
• for the book, Cosmic Dawn:
  • Phi Beta Kappa Award for distinguished science writing, 1981
  • American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award, 1981
  • National Book Award Nomination (finalist), 1982
    
• NASA Certificate of Merit, Hubble Space Telescope Project, 1993
  
• Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar and National Lecturer,1995-96
  
• for the book, The Hubble Wars:
  • American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award, 1995
  • New York Times "best book of year category, " 1995
    
• for the website, www.tufts.edu/as/wright_center/cosmic_evolution
  • Science & Technology Award, Scientific American, 2004
  • Digital Dozen Award, Eisenhower Clearing House, U.S. Dept. of Education, 2004
• for the book, Epic of Evolution,
  • Kistler Award "for increasing understanding of factors shaping future of humanity", 2007
    
    

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