Carl Sagan : A Biography (Greenwood Biographies)
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“The authors smoothly chart his rise to the top as the world's first international television astronomer ... this biography does him justice.”–
“[W]ritten in a popular and readable style...”–
“[I] heartily recommend this book as not just a biography of one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century--but also as a great introduction to the fields of planetary science and exobiology.”–
Book Description
The American astronomer Carl Sagan (1934-1996) was one of the best-known scientists of his time. A prolific writer and television personality, he was creator and host of Cosmos, an enormously popular television series that explained the wonders and intricacies of astronomy to millions of television viewers. Gifted with the ability to communicate difficult scientific concepts to the average person, Sagan opened up the wonders of science to hundreds of thousands more through his many books and magazine articles. But in addition to his talents as a science popularizer, Sagan was a first-rate scientist. Ever persistent in exploring the possibility of life on other planets in the Universe, he was a pioneer in the field now known as astrobiology, a major thrust of NASA's current planetary explorations
Carl Sagan : A Biography (Greenwood Biographies)
Carl Sagan: A Biography (Greenwood Biographies),Ray Spangenburg,Kit Moser,Greenwood Press,0313322651,1934-,1934-1996,Astronomers,Biography,Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction,General,Juvenile literature,Sagan, Carl,,Science,Science/Mathematics,United States,Science / General
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