Rachel Carson Prize (academic book prize)

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| name = Rachel Carson Prize

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| awarded_for = A book "of social or political relevance" in the field of science and technology studies

| sponsor = Society for Social Studies of Science

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| website = {{URL|https://www.4sonline.org/what-is-4s/4s-prizes/}}

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The Rachel Carson Prize is awarded annually by the Society for Social Studies of Science, an international academic association based in the United States. It is given for a book "of social or political relevance" in the field of science and technology studies. This prize was created in 1996.[https://www.4sonline.org/what-is-4s/4s-prizes/rachel-carson-prize/ Society for Social Studies of Science: Prizes]