by Carl Sagan · Editorial Planeta · tapa dura · ISBN 9788408053040
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Cosmos is a work that explores science in its broadest human context, explaining how science and civilization develop together. The book addresses topics such as space missions, the origin of life, the evolution of galaxies, and discoveries about life beyond Earth. Based on Carl Sagan's television program, the book is narrated in a way that makes scientific ideas understandable and exciting for all readers.
Carl Edward Sagan was an American astronomer, planetary scientist and science communicator. Initially an assistant professor at Harvard, Sagan later moved to Cornell, where he was the David Duncan Professor of Astronomy and Space Sciences and directed the Laboratory for Planetary Studies. He played an active role in the Mariner, Viking and Voyager programs. He published more than 600 scientific papers and articles and several popular science books, starting with The Cosmic Connection. He won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction for The Dragons of Eden.
