Walker Prize Honoring Groundbreaking Discovery Established in 1864 by eminent surgeon and generous benefactor Dr. William Johnson Walker, a founder of the Boston Society of Natural History, the Walker Prize honors exceptional achievement in scientific research. This prestigious award recognizes “meritorious published scientific investigation and discovery” across any scientific field. Awarded annually by the Museum since 1967, it honors a scientist for exemplary research and for their outstanding ability to communicate that work to the public through the written word. Past Walker Prize Winners (2023-1967) 2023 - Laurie Leshin, PhD 2019 - Jack W. Szostak, PhD 2017 - George Whitesides, PhD 2016 - Paula Johnson, MD, MPH 2015 - Lisa Randall, PhD 2014 - James Hansen, PhD 2013 - Michael T. Jones 2012 - Angela Belcher, PhD 2011 - Robert S. Langer, PhD 2010 - John P. Holdren, PhD 2008 - James J. McCarthy, PhD 2007 - Steve Wozniak 2006 - David G. Nathan, MD 2004 - Bernard M. Gordon 2003 - Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD 2002 - Paul MacCready, PhD 2001 - Phillip A. Sharp, PhD 2000 - M. Judah Folkman, MD 1999 - Howard Gardner, PhD 1998 - Susan Love, MD 1997 - Paul C. Sereno, PhD 1996 - Mario Molina, PhD 1995 - Robert Allen Weinberg, PhD 1994 - Dudley R. Herschbach, PhD 1993 - Philip Morrison, PhD; Phylis Morrison 1983 - Edward Mills Purcell, PhD 1981 - Gordon R. Willey, PhD 1978 - Sherwood L. Washburn, PhD 1976 - Richard M. Eakin, PhD 1973 - Alfred C. Redfield, PhD 1971 - Ernst Mayer, PhD 1970 - Irven DeVore, PhD 1969 - Robert K. Selander, PhD 1968 - Howard Ensign Evans, PhD 1967 - Martin H. Moynihan, PhD
