Cosmos is one of the bestselling science books of all time. In clear-eyed prose, Sagan reveals a jewel-like blue world inhabited by a life form that is just beginning to discover its own identity and to venture into the vast ocean of space. Featuring a new Introduction by Sagan’s collaborator, Ann Druyan, full color illustrations, and a new Foreword by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, Cosmos retraces the fourteen billion years of cosmic evolution that have transformed matter into consciousness, exploring such topics as the origin of life, the human brain, Egyptian hieroglyphics, spacecraft missions, the death of the Sun, the evolution of galaxies, and the forces and individuals who helped to shape modern science.
Praise for Cosmos
“Magnificent . . . With a lyrical literary style, and a range that touches almost all aspects of human knowledge, Cosmos often seems too good to be true.”-The Plain Dealer
“Sagan is an astronomer with one eye on the stars, another on history, and a third-his mind’s-on the human condition.”-Newsday
“Brilliant in its scope and provocative in its suggestions . . . shimmers with a sense of wonder.”-The Miami Herald
“Sagan dazzles the mind with the miracle of our survival, framed by the stately galaxies of space.”-Cosmopolitan
“Enticing . . . iridescent . . . imaginatively illustrated.”-The New York Times Book Review
저자 소개
저자
: Sagan, Carl
Carl Sagan was Professor of Astronomy and Space Sciences and Director of the Laboratory for Planetary Studies at Cornell University. He played a leading role in the Mariner, Viking, and Voyager spacecraft expeditions to the planets, for which he received the NASA medals for Exceptional Scientific Achievement. Dr. Sagan received the Pulitzer Prize and the highest awards of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Science Foundation, and many other awards, for his contributions to science, literature, education, and the preservation of the environment. His book Cosmos (accompanying his Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning television series of the same name) was the bestselling science book ever published in the English language, and his bestselling novel, Contact, was turned into a major motion picture.
목 차
Reflections on Carl Sagan's Cosmos, by Neil deGrasse Tyson -- Foreword / Ann Druyan -- Introduction -- I. The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean -- II. One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue -- III. The Harmony of Worlds -- IV. Heaven and Hell -- V. Blues for a Red Planet -- VI. Travelers' Tales -- VII. The Backbone of Night -- VIII. Travels in Space and Time -- IX. The Lives of the Stars -- X. The Edge of Forever -- XI. The Persistence of Memory -- XII. Encyclopaedia Galactica -- XIII. Who Speaks for Earth? -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix 1. Reductio ad Absurdum and the Square Root of Two -- Appendix 2. The Five Pythagorean Solids -- For Further Reading -- Index.
출판사 서평
RETURNING TO TELEVISION AS AN ALL-NEW MINISERIES ON FOX
Cosmos is one of the bestselling science books of all time. In clear-eyed prose, Sagan reveals a jewel-like blue world inhabited by a life form that is just beginning to discover its own identity and to venture into the vast ocean of space. Featuring a new Introduction by Sagan's collaborator, Ann Druyan, full color illustrations, and a new Foreword by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, Cosmos retraces the fourteen billion years of cosmic evolution that have transformed matter into consciousness, exploring such topics as the origin of life, the human brain, Egyptian hieroglyphics, spacecraft missions, the death of the Sun, the evolution of galaxies, and the forces and individuals who helped to shape modern science.
Praise for Cosmos
"Magnificent . . . With a lyrical literary style, and a range that touches almost all aspects of human knowledge, Cosmos often seems too good to be true." --The Plain Dealer
"Sagan is an astronomer with one eye on the stars, another on history, and a third--his mind's--on the human condition." --Newsday
"Brilliant in its scope and provocative in its suggestions . . . shimmers with a sense of wonder." --The Miami Herald
"Sagan dazzles the mind with the miracle of our survival, framed by the stately galaxies of space." --Cosmopolitan
"Enticing . . . iridescent . . . imaginatively illustrated." --The New York Times Book Review
