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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.
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Release date
February 25, 2020 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781980021261
- File size: 310489 KB
- Duration: 10:46:51
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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Carl Sagan's classic (1980) examination of the cosmos, released for the first time as an audiobook, combines accessible writing, poetic imagery, and awe-inspiring imaginings grounded in science. Narrator LeVar Burton's intuitive pacing and tone guide listeners through discussions of landmark scientific discoveries, human culture and history, life on Earth, and our connections with the universe. Those familiar with Burton's roles in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and "Reading Rainbow" will delight in his companionable narration. He employs slight accents when voicing notable scientists like Sir Isaac Newton and Johannes Kepler. Additional narrators, Seth MacFarlane, Ann Druyan, and Neil Degrasse Tyson, round out this stellar production with warm and inviting readings of the introduction, foreword, and an essay, respectively. J.R.T. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine
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