CarlSagan'sUniverse

CarlSagan'smanycontributionstoscienceandsocietyhavebeenprofoundandfar-reaching,influencingmillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld.Hecarriedoutsignificantresearchinplanetaryscience,wascloselyassociatedwiththeUSspaceprogram,createdthehighlyacclaimedtelevisionseriesCosmos,andwasthePulitzerPrize-winningauthorofmanybest-sellingpopularsciencebooks.CarlSagan'sUniverseisafascinatingandbeautifullyillustratedcollectionofarticlesbyadistinguishedteamofauthors,andcoversthemanyfieldsofscience,education,policymaking,andrelatedareasinwhichSaganworked.Thebookisdividedintofoursections,thefirsttwoofwhichprovideanabsorbingoverviewoftheUSspaceprogram(aswellasacomplementaryaccountoftheRussianprogram),andofthehistoryandcurrentstatusofthesearchforextraterrestriallife.Thefinaltwosectionsdealwiththeimportanceofscienceeducationinthesuccessfuldevelopmentofatechnologicalsociety,andoftheshapingofsciencepolicyintacklingtheproblemsfacingustoday.AlsoincludedisaseparatechapterbySaganhimself,discussingtheplaceandroleofourplanetandmankindintheuniverse.WritteninhonourofCarlSagan'smanyachievements,thisbookwillfascinateandrewardanyoneinterestedinplanetaryscienceandexploration,thesearchforextraterrestriallife,ortheroleofscienceinthemodernworld.