InThe Interstellar Age, award-winning planetary scientist Jim Bell reveals what drove and continues to drive the members of this extraordinary team, including Ed Stone,Voyager's chief scientist and the one-time head of NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab . . .
Jim Bell is currently a professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University, an adjunct professor in the Department of Astronomy at Cornell University, and president ofThe Planetary Society. He and his teammates have received more than a dozen NASA Group Achievement Awards for work on space missions, and he was the recipient of the2011 Carl Sagan Medal from the American Astronomical Society, for excellence in public communication in planetary sciences. He is a frequent contributor to popular astronomy and science magazines likeSky & Telescope,Astronomy, andScientific American, and to radio shows and internet blogs about astronomy and space. He has appeared on television on the NBCTodayshow, on CNN'sThis American Morning, on the PBSNewsHour, and on the Discovery, National Geographic, Wall St. Journal, and History Channels. He is the author ofPostcards from Mars.
Praise for The Interstellar Age
“Comprehensive and engrossing...charming.”—The Wall Street
Journal
“Is there any intelligent life out there in the cosmos? And if so,
are they into Chuck Berry? Thanks to the Voyager space probes,
launched in 1977, we may find out.”—New York Post
“Part memoir, part anecdotal history and part sermon on the
delights of science, The Interstellar Age is a captivating
read.”—Nature
“A lucid account of the magnificent scientific accomplishments
of the Voyager Missions with a cheerfulness that it
deserves.”—Publishers Weekly
“A highly enjoyable read for anyone with an interest in popular
science.”—Library Journal
“In The Interstellar Age Professor Jim Bell celebrates
Voyager—NASA's most famous space probe. In this task, Bell not only
shines as a leading planetary scientist, you get the sneaky feeling
he knew the probe personally, serving in this case as Voyager's
personal biographer to the benefit of us all.”—Neil deGrasse Tyson,
Astrophysicist, host of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, author of
Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier
“Come along with Dr. Bell on an extraordinary adventure....These
voyages changed what we know of the cosmos and our place within it.
Jim Bell’s story will change you, too.”—Bill Nye, CEO, the
Planetary Society
“The Interstellar Age is dawning and this book recounts the saga of
humanity’s greatest solar system exploration on the way out. Part
scientific autobiography, part top-notch science writing, Jim
Bell’s book is a welcome addition to the history of the Voyager
Missions.”—Jon Lomberg, space artist, science journalist, and
co-creator of the Voyager Interstellar Record
“Now that Voyager 1 has passed beyond the veil of the helioshere
and plunged into interstellar space, Jim Bell takes up the
narrative of what that mission has meant and makes his personal
relationship, which dates from his days as a student, stand for the
near-universal bond most of us feel. A timely, humane, and
informative read.”—Stephen Pyne, historian, and author of Voyager:
Seeking New Worlds in the Third Great Age of Exploration
“The space mission that turned points of light into worlds...the
Grandest Tour...Voyager...Live the incredible adventure in Jim
Bell's personal yet sweeping and comprehensive account, the story
of one of the greatest explorations in history and the
extraordinary people who made it happen.”— Andrew Chaikin, author
of A Man on the Moon and A Passion for Mars
Praise for Postcards from Mars
“Postcards From Mars is a masterpiece. It promises the future for
all of us.”—Ray Bradbury, author of The Martian Chronicles and
Fahrenheit 451
“Jim Bell has put together a beautiful, inspiring, and powerful
book.”—Dr. Buzz Aldrin, one of the two astronauts aboard the Apollo
11 lunar module, the first manned mission to land on the Moon
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