Sagan, Carl 1934-1996

Cosmos by Carl Sagan ( Book )
166 editions published between 1980 and 2010 in 19 languages and held by 4,820 libraries worldwide
This book is about science in its broadest human context, how science and civilization grew up together. It is the story of our long journey of discovery and the forces and individuals who helped to shape modern science, including Democritus, Hypatia, Kepler, Newton, Huygens, Champollion, Lowell and Humason. The book also explores spacecraft missions of discovery of the nearby planets, the research in the Library of ancient Alexandria, the human brain, Egyptian hieroglyphics, the origin of life, the death of the Sun, the evolution of galaxies and the origins of matter, suns and worlds. The author retraces the fifteen billion years of cosmic evolution that have transformed matter into life and consciousness, enabling the cosmos to wonder about itself. He considers the latest findings on life elsewhere and how we might communicate with the beings of other worlds.

Contact : a novel by Carl Sagan ( Book )
107 editions published between 1985 and 2011 in 18 languages and held by 4,039 libraries worldwide
Beautiful astrophysicist Rebecca Blake deciphers long-awaited signals from space, persuades world leaders to construct a machine that many consider a Trojan Horse, and journeys into space for an epochal encounter.

The dragons of Eden : speculations on the evolution of human intelligence by Carl Sagan ( Book )
59 editions published between 1977 and 2007 in 13 languages and held by 3,516 libraries worldwide
Presents an overview of human evolution and discusses human and animal intelligence, the mechanisms of the brain, memory, sleep, myths and legends about evolution, and the possibility of intelligent extraterrestial life.

Comet by Carl Sagan ( Book )
17 editions published between 1985 and 1997 in 3 languages and held by 3,393 libraries worldwide
Explores the fascinating realm of comets answering questions raised by their appearance and delving into the superstitions surrounding them.

The demon-haunted world : science as a candle in the dark by Carl Sagan ( Book )
28 editions published between 1995 and 2006 in English and Turkish and held by 3,213 libraries worldwide
Science as a candle in the dark.

Broca's brain : reflections on the romance of science by Carl Sagan ( Book )
14 editions published between 1979 and 1993 in English and held by 2,962 libraries worldwide
Explorers various aspects of several fields of science and examines the role of the intellect in scientific achievement.

Billions and billions : thoughts on life and death at the brink of the millennium by Carl Sagan ( Book )
30 editions published between 1996 and 2002 in 8 languages and held by 2,911 libraries worldwide
In this book, his last, Carl Sagan shows once again his extraordinary ability to interpret the mysteries of life and the majesty of the universe for the general reader. In Billions and Billions Sagan applies what we know about science, mathematics, and space to everyday life as well as to the exploration of many essential questions concerning the environment and our future. Ranging far and wide in subject matter, he takes his readers on a soaring journey, from the.

Shadows of forgotten ancestors : a search for who we are by Carl Sagan ( Book )
10 editions published between 1992 and 1993 in English and held by 2,675 libraries worldwide
World renowned scientist Carl Sagan and acclaimed author Ann Druyan have written a ROOTS for the human species, a lucid and riveting account of how humans got to be the way we are. It shows with humor and drama that many of our key traits--self-awareness, technology, family ties, submission to authority, hatred for those a little different from ourselves, reason, and ethics--are rooted in the deep past, and illuminated by our kinship with other animals. Astonishing in its scope, brilliant in its insights, and an absolutely compelling read, SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS is a triumph of popular science.

Pale blue dot : a vision of the human future in space by Carl Sagan ( Book )
19 editions published between 1994 and 2000 in English and Chinese and held by 2,671 libraries worldwide
Author suggests that the survival of the human race depends on the exploration and settlement of other worlds.

Carl Sagan : a life by Keay Davidson ( Book )
10 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 2,439 libraries worldwide
"Carl Sagan was one of the most celebrated scientists of his time - the leading visionary of the Space Age. He was also a highly controversial figure who inspired wildly opposed opinions. His enthusiasm and eloquence about the wonders of space, the marvels of the human brain, and the mysteries of life captured the imagination of millions. Yet one scientist was so enraged by Sagan's scientific pronouncements that he compared him to the Black Plague, and William F. Buckley, Jr. likened him to circus huckster P.T. Barnum." "Sagan's life was both an intellectual feast and an emotional roller coaster. Whether he was searching for life on Mars or visiting Timothy Leary in prison, prophesying exciting scientific discoveries or getting arrested for protesting nuclear weapons, debating the existence of UFOs or advocating the creative benefits of smoking marijuana, Carl Sagan was a fascinating, charismatic, and complex man full of contradictions." "His TV series Cosmos awed hundreds of millions around the world, and his bestseller The Dragons of Eden won the Pulitzer Prize. Yet the value of his scientific work was often called into question. His Ph. D. dissertation narrowly escaped rejection, he was denied tenure at Harvard, and in the twilight of his life, he was denied membership in the prestigious National Academy of Sciences." "In this insightful and evenhanded biography, science journalist Keay Davidson reveals for the first time the man behind the famous image - the storm of contradictions and passions that animated this enigmatic and entrancing man who remained, at heart, the five-year-old Brooklyn boy who looked up at the stars and asked: What are they?"--Jacket.