Carl Sagan served as the David Duncan 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, Voyager, and Galileo spacecraft expeditions, for
which he received the NASA Medals for Exceptional Scientific
Achievement and (twice) for Distinguished Public Service.
His Emmy- and Peabody–winning television series, Cosmos, became the
most widely watched series in the history of American public
television. The accompanying book, also called Cosmos, is one of
the bestselling science books ever published in the English
language. Dr. Sagan received the Pulitzer Prize, the Oersted Medal,
and many other awards—including twenty honorary degrees from
American colleges and universities—for his contributions to
science, literature, education, and the preservation of the
environment. In their posthumous award to Dr. Sagan of their
highest honor, the National Science Foundation declared that his
“research transformed planetary science . . . his gifts to mankind
were infinite." Dr. Sagan died on December 20, 1996.
“Magnificent . . . Delightful . . . A masterpiece. A message of
tremendous hope for humanity . . . While ever conscious that human
folly can terminate man’s march into the future, Sagan nonetheless
paints for us a mind-boggling future: intelligent robots, the
discovery of extraterrestrial life and its consequences, and above
all the challenge and pursuit of the mystery of the
universe.”—Chicago Tribune
“Go out and buy this book, because Carl Sagan is not only one of
the world’s most respected scientists, he’s a great writer. . . . I
can give a book no greater accolade than to say I’m planning on
reading it again. And again. And again.”—The Miami Herald
“The brilliant astronomer . . . is persuasive, provocative and
readable.”—United Press International
“Closely reasoned, impeccably researched, gently humorous, utterly
devastating.”—The Washington Post
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