Columbia University Press has announced this year’s winners for the Distinguished Book Award with Professor David Helfand’s book coming in as the runner-up. His book, The Universal Timekeepers: Reconstructing History Atom by Atom explores the chronology of the Universe, Earth and civilization as measured using tiniest clocks imaginable - atoms. Join us in congratulating David on his book’s success and be sure to look out for his book at your nearest bookstore.