Carl Sagan
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Carl Sagan

A Life

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Carl Sagan

A Life

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A penetrating, mesmerizing biography of a scientific icon

"Absolutely fascinating... Davidson has done a remarkable job."-Sir Arthur C. Clarke

"Engaging... accessible, carefully documented... sophisticated."-Dr. David Hollinger for The New York Times Book Review

"Entertaining... Davidson treats [the] nuances of Sagan's complex life with understanding and sympathy."-The Christian Science Monitor

"Excellent... Davidson acts as a keen critic to Sagan's works and their vast uncertainties."-Scientific American

"A fascinating book about an extraordinary man."-Johnny Carson

"Davidson, an award-winning science writer, has written an absorbing portrait of this Pied Piper of planetary science. Davidson thoroughly explores Sagan's science, wrestles with his politics, and plumbs his personal passions with a telling instinct for the revealing underside of a life lived so publicly."-Los Angeles Times

Carl Sagan was one of the most celebrated scientists of this century—the handsome and alluring visionary who inspired a generation to look to the heavens and beyond. His life was both an intellectual feast and an emotional rollercoaster. Based on interviews with Sagan's family and friends, including his widow, Ann Druyan; his first wife, acclaimed scientist Lynn Margulis; and his three sons, as well as exclusive access to many personal papers, this highly acclaimed life story offers remarkable insight into one of the most influential, provocative, and beloved figures of our time—a complex, contradictory prophet of the Space Age.

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Publisher
Trade Paper Press
Year
2000
ISBN
9781620457931
Topic
Technology & Engineering
Subtopic
Science & Technology Biographies
Index
Technology & Engineering

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. 1 Brooklyn
  8. 2 Chicago
  9. 3 The Dungeon
  10. 4 High Ground
  11. 5 California
  12. 6 Harvard
  13. 7 Mars and Manna
  14. 8 Mr. X
  15. 9 Gods Like Men
  16. 10 The Shadow Line
  17. 11 The Dragons of Eden
  18. 12 Annie
  19. 13 Cosmos
  20. 14 Contact
  21. 15 The Value of L
  22. 16 Look Back, Look Back
  23. 17 Hollywood
  24. 18 The Night Freight
  25. Notes
  26. Bibliography
  27. Index