ANew York Timesarticle by Edwin McDowell on 2 February 1989 was headlined “Top Books of 1988: Spies and Physics.” Did he say physics? Yes. Best‐seller lists in 1988 included Stephen Hawking'sA Brief History of Timeand James Gleick'sChaos: Making a New Science. Two books by Richard Feynman were selling well—Surely You're Joking, Mr. FeynmanandWhat DoYouCare What Other People Think?And there were other notable physics and astronomy books as well, such as Michael Riordan'sThe Hunting of the Quarkand Richard Preston'sFirst Light, both winners of AIP Science Writing Prizes.