Summary
This new and long-awaited sequel to Carl Sagan's international bestseller continues the electrifying journey through space and time, linking worlds within and worlds billions of miles away and envisioning a future of science tempered with wisdom. Based on National Geographic's internationally-renowned television series, this groundbreaking and visually stunning book explores how science and civilization grew up together. From the emergence of life at deep-sea vents to solar-powered starships sailing through the galaxy, from the Big Bang to the intricacies of intelligence in many life forms, acclaimed author Ann Druyan documents where humanity has been and where it is going, using her unique gift of bringing complex scientific concepts to life. With evocative photographs and vivid illustrations, she recounts momentous discoveries, from the Voyager missions in which she and her husband, Carl Sagan, participated to Cassini-Huygens's recent insights into Saturn's moons. This breathtaking sequel to Sagan's masterpiece explains how we humans can glean a new understanding of consciousness here on Earth and out in the cosmos--again reminding us that our planet is a pale blue dot in an immense universe of possibility.
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Cosmos (Television program : 2014- )
Astronomy -- Popular works. Galaxies. Solar system. Audiobooks. |
| Publisher | Prince Frederick, MD :2020 |
| Edition | Unabridged. |
| Other Titles | Cosmos (Television program) |
| Contributors |
Ontiveros, Jennice,
narrator. Recorded Books, Inc., publisher. |
| Participants/Performers |
Narrated by the author and Jennice Ontiveros. |
| Language |
English |
| Notes |
"The sequel to Carl Sagan's beloved classic"--Container. Unabridged Title from disc label. |
| Description |
9 audio discs (10.75 hr.) ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 9781980019688 1980019681 9781980027522 1980027528 9781980021261 1980021260 |
| Other | Classic View |