The British Society for the History of Science Outreach and Education Committee is delighted to announce that the winner of this year's Dingle Prize is Philip Ball's "Elegant Solutions: Ten Beautiful Experiments in Chemistry". This biennial prize, with monetary value of £300, is awarded for the best recent book that communicates the history of science, technology and or medicine to a wide audience of non-specialists.

Since its publication in 2005, Elegant Solutions has gone on to receive widespread acclaim. Ball, a regular contributor to Chemistry World,  with his column, "The Crucible", has won several awards himself, including the James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry for the Public, awarded by the American Chemical Society in 2006.