book. Bryson later donated the GBP£10,000 prize to the Great Ormond Street Hospital children's charity. In 2005, the book won the EU Descartes Prize for science communication. It was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize for the same year. See also Big History References External links Bill Bryson – A short history of nearly everything presentation at the Royal Society Interview with Mariella Frostrup (BBC Radio 4) 2003 non-fiction books Books by Bill Bryson Books about the history of science Books about the Manhattan Project