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In 1973, Carl Sagan published The Cosmic Connection, a daring view of the universe, which rapidly became a classic work of popular science and inspired a generation of scientists and enthusiasts. This seminal work is reproduced here for a whole new generation to enjoy. In Sagan's typically lucid, lyrical style, he discusses many topics from astrophysics and solar system science, to colonization of other worlds, terraforming and the search for extraterrestrials. Sagan conveys his own excitement and wonder, and relates the revelations of astronomy to the most profound human problems and concerns: issues that are just as valid today as they were 30 years ago. New to this edition are Freeman Dyson's comments on Sagan's vision and the importance of the work, Ann Druyan's assessment of Sagan's cultural significance as a champion of science, and David Morrison's discussion of the advances made since 1973 and what became of Sagan's predictions.

"Ann Druyan has unearthed a treasure. It is a treasure of reason, compassion, and scientific awe. It should be the next book you read." --Sam Harris, author of The End of Faith"A stunningly valuable legacy left to all of us by a great human being. I miss him so." --Kurt Vonnegut Carl Sagan's prophetic vision of the tragic resurgence of fundamentalism and the hope-filled potential of the next great development in human spirituality The late great astronomer and astrophysicist describes his personal search to understand the nature of the sacred in the vastness of the cosmos. Exhibiting a breadth of intellect nothing short of astounding, Sagan presents his views on a wide range of topics, including the likelihood of intelligent life on other planets, creationism and so-called intelligent design, and a new concept of science as "informed worship." Originally presented at the centennial celebration of the famous Gifford Lectures in Scotland in 1985 but never published, this book offers a unique encounter with one of the most remarkable minds of the twentieth century.

Dr. Carl Sagan takes us on a great reading adventure, offering his vivid and startling insight into the brain of man and beast, the origin of human intelligence, the function of our most haunting legends--and their amazing links to recent discoveries."A history of the human brain from the big bang, fifteen billion years ago, to the day before yesterday...It's a delight."THE NEW YORK TIMES

"Fascinating . . . memorable . . . revealing . . . perhaps the best of Carl Sagan's books."--The Washington Post Book World (front page review) In Cosmos, the late astronomer Carl Sagan cast his gaze over the magnificent mystery of the Universe and made it accessible to millions of people around the world. Now in this stunning sequel, Carl Sagan completes his revolutionary journey through space and time. Future generations will look back on our epoch as the time when the human race finally broke into a radically new frontier--space. In Pale Blue Dot, Sagan traces the spellbinding history of our launch into the cosmos and assesses the future that looms before us as we move out into our own solar system and on to distant galaxies beyond. The exploration and eventual settlement of other worlds is neither a fantasy nor luxury, insists Sagan, but rather a necessary condition for the survival of the human race. "Takes readers far beyond Cosmos . . . Sagan sees humanity's future in the stars."--Chicago Tribune

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - In the final book of his astonishing career, Carl Sagan brilliantly examines the burning questions of our lives, our world, and the universe around us. These luminous, entertaining essays travel both the vastness of the cosmos and the intimacy of the human mind, posing such fascinating questions as how did the universe originate and how will it end, and how can we meld science and compassion to meet the challenges of the coming century? Here, too, is a rare, private glimpse of Sagan's thoughts about love, death, and God as he struggled with fatal disease. Ever forward-looking and vibrant with the sparkle of his unquenchable curiosity, Billions & Billions is a testament to one of the great scientific minds of our day. Praise for Billions & Billions " Sagan's] writing brims with optimism, clarity and compassion."--Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Sagan used the spotlight of his fame to illuminate the abyss into which stupidity, greed, and the lust for power may yet dump us. All of those interests and causes are handsomely represented in Billions & Billions."--The Washington Post Book World "Astronomer Carl Sagan didn't live to see the millennium, but he probably has done more than any other popular scientist to prepare us for its arrival."--Atlanta Journal & Constitution "Billions & Billions can be interpreted as the Silent Spring for the current generation. . . . Human history includes a number of leaders with great minds who gave us theories about our universe and origins that ran contrary to religious dogma. Galileo determined that the Earth revolved around the Sun, not the other way around. Darwin challenged Creationism with his Evolution of Species. And now, Sagan has given the world its latest challenge: Billions & Billions."--San Antonio Express-News " Sagan's] inspiration and boundless curiosity live on in the gift of his work."--Seattle Times & Post-Intelligencer "Couldn't stay awake in your high school science classes? This book can help fill in the holes. Acclaimed scientist Carl Sagan combines his logic and knowledge with wit and humor to make a potentially dry subject enjoyable to read."--The Dallas Morning News

"A glorious book . . . A spirited defense of science . . . From the first page to the last, this book is a manifesto for clear thought." *Los Angeles Times"POWERFUL . . . A stirring defense of informed rationality. . . Rich in surprising information and beautiful writing." *The Washington Post Book WorldHow can we make intelligent decisions about our increasingly technology-driven lives if we don't understand the difference between the myths of pseudoscience and the testable hypotheses of science? Pulitzer Prize-winning author and distinguished astronomer Carl Sagan argues that scientific thinking is critical not only to the pursuit of truth but to the very well-being of our democratic institutions.Casting a wide net through history and culture, Sagan examines and authoritatively debunks such celebrated fallacies of the past as witchcraft, faith healing, demons, and UFOs. And yet, disturbingly, in today's so-called information age, pseudoscience is burgeoning with stories of alien abduction, channeling past lives, and communal hallucinations commanding growing attention and respect. As Sagan demonstrates with lucid eloquence, the siren song of unreason is not just a cultural wrong turn but a dangerous plunge into darkness that threatens our most basic freedoms."COMPELLING." *USA Today"A clear vision of what good science means and why it makes a difference. . . . A testimonial to the power of science and a warning of the dangers of unrestrained credulity." *The Sciences"PASSIONATE." *San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle

WHAT ARE THESE GRACEFUL VISITORS TO OUR SKIES? WE NOW KNOW THAT THEY BRING BOTH LIFE AND DEATH AND TEACH US ABOUT OUR ORIGINS.Comet begins with a breathtaking journey through space astride a comet. Pulitzer Prize-winning astronomer Carl Sagan, author of Cosmos and Contact, and writer Ann Druyan explore the origin, nature, and future of comets, and the exotic myths and portents attached to them. The authors show how comets have spurred some of the great discoveries in the history of science and raise intriguing questions about these brilliant visitors from the interstellar dark.Were the fates of the dinosaurs and the origins of humans tied to the wanderings of a comet? Are comets the building blocks from which worlds are formed?Lavishly illustrated with photographs and specially commissioned full-color paintings, Comet is an enthralling adventure, indispensable for anyone who has ever gazed up at the heavens and wondered why."SIMPLY THE BEST." *The Times of London"FASCINATING, EVOCATIVE, INSPIRING." *The Washington Post"COMET HUMANIZES SCIENCE. A BEAUTIFUL, INTERESTING BOOK." *United Press International"MASTERFUL . . . SCIENCE, POETRY, AND IMAGINATION." *The Atlanta Journal & Constitution

Renowned astronomer Carl Sagan's classic bestseller that "dives into the past, present, and future of science, dealing with the mind-staggering enormity of the cosmos in which we exist" (Associated Press)--with an Introduction by Ann Druyan and a Foreword by Neil deGrasse Tyson "Sagan dazzles the mind with the miracle of our survival, framed by the stately galaxies of space."--Cosmopolitan THE INSPIRATION FOR THE FOX MINISERIES COSMOS: POSSIBLE WORLDS, HOSTED BY NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON AND STARRING SETH MACFARLANE AND SIR PATRICK STEWART In clear-eyed prose, Carl 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 full-color illustrations, 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 shape modern science.

* The story of cosmic evolution, science and civilisation

A reissue edition of Carl Sagan's award-winning and internationally bestselling SF novel of first contact, with an eye-catching new cover

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Cosmos and renowned astronomer Carl Sagan's international bestseller about the discovery of an advanced civilization in the depths of space remains the "greatest adventure of all time" (Associated Press). The future is here...in an adventure of cosmic dimension. When a signal is discovered that seems to come from far beyond our solar system, a multinational team of scientists decides to find the source. What follows is an eye-opening journey out to the stars to the most awesome encounter in human history. Who--or what--is out there? Why are they watching us? And what do they want with us? One of the best science fiction novels about communication with extraterrestrial intelligent beings, Contact is a "stunning and satisfying" (Los Angeles Times) classic.

"Kosmos" - odna iz samykh prodavaemykh nauchno-populjarnykh knig vsekh vremen. V nej proslezhivaetsja pochti chetyrnadtsat milliardov let kosmicheskoj evoljutsii, prevrativshikh materiju v soznanie, i issledujutsja takie temy, kak proiskhozhdenie zhizni, chelovecheskij mozg, egipetskie ieroglify, missii kosmicheskikh korablej, smert Solntsa, evoljutsija galaktik, a takzhe obstojatelstva i lichnosti, kotorye pomogli sformirovat sovremennuju nauku.

Rassmatrivaja kartinu mira, prinjatuju v ramkakh iudeo-khristiano-musulmanskikh traditsij, dokazatelstva bytija Boga i predstavlenija o religioznom opyte, Sagan prizyvaet k "osvedomlennomu pokloneniju". On rassmatrivaet religioznye dokazatelstva suschestvovanija Boga, mnogo vnimanija udeljaet voprosam zarozhdenija zhizni, suschestvovaniju razumnoj zhizni za predelami Solnechnoj sistemy i ugroze samounichtozhenija chelovechestva. Poputno rasskazyvaja o tom, kak formirovalos i izmenjalos predstavlenie cheloveka ob okruzhajuschem mire, i predlagaet slushateljam mysl, chto nauka ne javljaetsja kontrbozhestvennym instrumentom, a kak raz naoborot pozvoljaet nam luchshe ponjat, chto proiskhodit vokrug.

Kniga "Mozg Broka" - glubokij i poetichnyj rasskaz vydajuschegosja astronoma i astrofizika o romantike i otvetstvennosti, riskakh i perspektivakh nauki. Kakoe mesto ona zanimaet v zhizni chelovechestva i chem otlichaetsja ot psevdonauki? Otkuda vzjalis mify ob Atlantide, Bermudskom treugolnike, drevnikh astronavtakh i emotsijakh u rastenij i pochemu vazhno ikh razvenchivat? Kakie planety i sputniki Solnechnoj sistemy mogut byt prigodny dlja kolonizatsii, kak zarodilas zhizn i gde v dalekom kosmose ona vozmozhna esche? Kak planetam i galaktikam dajutsja imena i kakie oshibki delali velikie uchenye za dolgie gody stremlenija k istine? Kak nauka mozhet objasnit okolosmertnyj opyt i kak eto, verojatno, svjazano s opytom rozhdenija? Kak religija sootnositsja s naukoj? Kakovo buduschee iskusstvennogo intellekta i kosmicheskikh issledovanij? Na vse eti razmyshlenija Karla Sagana natolknul vizit v parizhskij Muzej cheloveka. V chastnosti, ego potrjasla kollektsija Polja Broka, gde nakhoditsja i mozg samogo Broka - velikogo antropologa, osobenno znamenitogo otkrytiem v mozge cheloveka oblasti, otvechajuschej za chlenorazdelnuju rech. Pri vsej masshtabnosti i informativnosti knigi avtorskoe masterstvo i prisuschaja tolko Saganu intonatsija delajut ee chtenie dostupnym i radostnym dlja samogo shirokogo chitatelja.Perevodchik: Anastasija Naumenko

Kniga amerikanskogo uchenogo populjarno rasskazyvaet o tom, kak nauka pytaetsja raskryt tajnu proiskhozhdenija i formirovanija chelovecheskogo razuma.

Eto poslednjaja kniga izvestnogo uchenogo i populjarizatora nauki Karla Sagana. V svojstvennoj emu dokhodchivoj i nagljadnoj manere Sagan pokazyvaet, kak znanija v oblasti estestvennykh nauk i matematiki primenjajutsja v nashej povsednevnoj zhizni, a takzhe rassmatrivaet vazhnejshie problemy, svjazannye s okruzhajuschej sredoj i buduschim chelovechestva. Sfera ego interesov shiroka i raznoobrazna: on legko perekhodit ot voprosa izobretenija shakhmat k vozmozhnosti zhizni na Marse, ot istokov nashego pristrastija k futbolu k vzaimootnoshenijam mezhdu SSHA i Rossiej, ot globalnogo poteplenija k debatam o prave zhenschiny na abort. V poslednem esse, kotoroe avtor pisal, borjas so smertelnym nedugom, predstavleny ego otkrovenija otnositelno ljubvi k seme i lichnogo otnoshenija k smerti i Bogu.

"Mir, polnyj demonov" - poslednjaja kniga Karla Sagana, astronoma, astrofizika i vydajuschegosja populjarizatora nauki, vyshedshaja uzhe posle ego smerti. Eta kniga, posvjaschennaja odnoj iz ego ljubimykh tem - chelovecheskomu razumu i borbe s psevdonauchnoj glupostju, - svoego roda itog vsej ego raboty. Mify ob Atlantide i Lemurii, litsa na Marse i vstrechi s inoplanetjanami, magija i reinkarnatsija, jasnovidenie i snezhnyj chelovek, kreatsionizm i astrologija - Sagan posledovatelno i besposchadno razoblachaet mify, sozdannye nevezhestvom, strakhom i korystju. Eta kniga - manifest skeptika, uchebnik zdravogo smysla i nauchnogo metoda. Jarkij, gluboko lichnyj tekst - ne tolko bitva s psevdonaukoj, no i udivitelnaja kartina stanovlenija nauchnogo mirovozzrenija, velichajshikh otkrytij i podvizhnikov. Nauka dlja Sagana - chistaja radost, ona udivitelna sam... Rekomenduem!

La obra de mayor xito del c lebre divulgador de la ciencia.Este libro, que contiene m s de doscientas cincuenta ilustraciones a todo color verdaderamente asombrosas, est basado en un programa de trece cap tulos que el profesor Carl Sagan realiz para la televisi n. Narrado con la proverbial habilidad que ten a para conseguir que las ideas cient ficas fueran comprensibles y apasionantes, Cosmos trata de la ciencia en su contexto humano m s amplio y explica c mo se desarrolla conjuntamente con la civilizaci n.La obra aborda tambi n el tema de las misiones espaciales destinadas a explorar los planetas m s pr ximos a la Tierra, se ocupa de la antigua Biblioteca de Alejandr a, del cerebro humano, de los jerogl ficos egipcios, del origen de la vida, de la muerte del Sol, de la evoluci n de las galaxias y de los or genes de la materia, los soles y los mundos.Nos habla aqu de una evoluci n c smica de quince mil millones de a os que transform la materia en vida y consciencia e hizo posible que el Cosmos se interrogara acerca de s mismo. Se comentan tambi n los descubrimientos sobre la vida fuera de la Tierra y c mo podemos comunicarnos con los habitantes de otros mundos.Sagan contemplaba nuestro planeta desde un privilegiado punto de vista extraterrestre, y lo ve a como un mundo azul habitado por una forma de vida que apenas acaba de descubrir su propia unidad y se aventura en el vasto oc ano del espacio.ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONThe most successful work of the famous science communicator.This book, which contains more than two hundred and fifty truly amazing full-color illustrations, is based on a thirteen-part television series that Professor Carl Sagan created for television. Narrated with his proverbial skill for making scientific ideas understandable and exciting, Cosmos deals with science in its broader human context and explains how it develops together with civilization.The work also addresses the topic of space missions aimed at exploring the planets closest to Earth, delves into the ancient Library of Alexandria, the human brain, Egyptian hieroglyphs, the origin of life, the death of the Sun, the evolution of galaxies, and the origins of matter, suns, and worlds.It speaks here of a cosmic evolution of fifteen billion years that transformed matter into life and consciousness and made it possible for the Cosmos to question itself. It also comments on discoveries about life beyond Earth and how we can communicate with the inhabitants of other worlds.Sagan viewed our planet from a privileged extraterrestrial point of view, seeing it as a blue world inhabited by a form of life that has just discovered its own unity and is venturing into the vast ocean of space.

"Kosmos" - odna iz samykh prodavaemykh nauchno-populjarnykh knig vsekh vremen. V nej proslezhivaetsja pochti chetyrnadtsat milliardov let kosmicheskoj evoljutsii, prevrativshikh materiju v soznanie, i issledujutsja takie temy, kak proiskhozhdenie zhizni, chelovecheskij mozg, egipetskie ieroglify, missii kosmicheskikh korablej, smert Solntsa, evoljutsija galaktik, a takzhe obstojatelstva i lichnosti, kotorye pomogli sformirovat sovremennuju nauku. Sagan raskryvaet pered nami sverkajuschij goluboj mir, naselennyj formoj zhizni, kotoraja tolko nachinaet poznavat sebja i beskrajnij okean kosmosa. Napisannaja prosto i jasno, kniga daet tselostnyj vzgljad na proshloe, nastojaschee i buduschee Vselennoj, zhizni na Zemle i chelovecheskikh tsivilizatsij.