by Carl Sagan · Plaza & Janés. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401472091
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«La conexión cósmica» is the popular science essay by Carl Sagan, published by Plaza & Janés in paperback (251 pages, in Spanish).
Astronomer Carl Sagan examines the possibility that other intelligent civilizations exist in the universe and that we might make contact with them. Throughout the work he combines astronomy, biology and philosophical reflection, addressing topics such as UFOs, astrology as pseudoscience and humanity's place in the cosmos.
Part of the 'Otros horizontes' collection (no. 9), translated by Jaime Piñeiro from the original 'The Cosmic Connection'. Winner of the 1974 John W. Campbell Memorial Award.
A read for those who enjoy astronomy, popular science and the big questions about our place in the cosmos.
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.
