书目

Cosmos

内容简介

RETURNINGTOTELEVISIONASANALL-NEWMINISERIESONFOX"Cosmos"isoneofthebestsellingsciencebooksofalltime.Inclear-eyedprose,Saganrevealsajewel-likeblueworldinhabitedbyalifeformthatisjustbeginningtodiscoveritsownidentityandtoventureintothevastoceanofspace.FeaturinganewIntroductionbySagan'scollaborator,AnnDruyan,fullcolorillustrations,andanewForewordbyastrophysicistNeildeGrasseTyson,"Cosmos"retracesthefourteenbillionyearsofcosmicevolutionthathavetransformedmatterintoconsciousness,exploringsuchtopicsastheoriginoflife,thehumanbrain,Egyptianhieroglyphics,spacecraftmissions,thedeathoftheSun,theevolutionofgalaxies,andtheforcesandindividualswhohelpedtoshapemodernscience.Praisefor"Cosmos""Magnificent...Withalyricalliterarystyle,andarangethattouchesalmostallaspectsofhumanknowledge,"Cosmos"oftenseemstoogoodtobetrue."--"ThePlainDealer""Saganisanastronomerwithoneeyeonthestars,anotheronhistory,andathird--hismind's--onthehumancondition."--"Newsday""Brilliantinitsscopeandprovocativeinitssuggestions...shimmerswithasenseofwonder."--"TheMiamiHerald""Sagandazzlesthemindwiththemiracleofoursurvival,framedbythestatelygalaxiesofspace."--"Cosmopolitan""Enticing...iridescent...imaginativelyillustrated."--"TheNewYorkTimesBookReview"

作者简介

CarlSaganservedastheDavidDuncanProfessorofAstronomyandSpaceSciencesandDirectoroftheLaboratoryforPlanetaryStudiesatCornellUniversity.HeplayedaleadingroleintheMariner,Viking,Voyager,andGalileospacecraftexpeditions,forwhichhereceivedtheNASAMedalsforExceptionalScientificAchievementand(twice)forDistinguishedPublicService.HisEmmy-andPeabody–winningtelevisionseries,Cosmos,becamethemostwidelywatchedseriesinthehistoryofAmericanpublictelevision.Theaccompanyingbook,alsocalledCosmos,isoneofthebestsellingsciencebookseverpublishedintheEnglishlanguage.Dr.SaganreceivedthePulitzerPrize,theOerstedMedal,andmanyotherawards—includingtwentyhonorarydegreesfromAmericancollegesanduniversities—forhiscontributionstoscience,literature,education,andthepreservationoftheenvironment.IntheirposthumousawardtoDr.Saganoftheirhighesthonor,theNationalScienceFoundationdeclaredthathis“researchtransformedplanetaryscience...hisgiftstomankindwereinfinite.”Dr.SagandiedonDecember20,1996.,,,,

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