Carl Sagan served as the David Duncan Professor of Astronomy
and Space Sciences and Director of the Laboratory for Planetary
Studies at Cornell University. He played a leading role in the
Mariner, Viking, Voyager, and Galileo spacecraft expeditions, for
which he received the NASA Medals for Exceptional Scientific
Achievement and (twice) for Distinguished Public Service.
His Emmy- and Peabody–winning television series, Cosmos, became the
most widely watched series in the history of American public
television. The accompanying book, also called Cosmos, is one of
the bestselling science books ever published in the English
language. Dr. Sagan received the Pulitzer Prize, the Oersted Medal,
and many other awards—including twenty honorary degrees from
American colleges and universities—for his contributions to
science, literature, education, and the preservation of the
environment. In their posthumous award to Dr. Sagan of their
highest honor, the National Science Foundation declared that his
“research transformed planetary science . . . his gifts to mankind
were infinite.” Dr. Sagan died on December 20, 1996.
“Magnificent . . . With a lyrical literary style, and a range that
touches almost all aspects of human knowledge, Cosmos often seems
too good to be true.”—The Plain Dealer
“Sagan is an astronomer with one eye on the stars, another on
history, and a third—his mind’s—on the human
condition.”—Newsday
“Brilliant in its scope and provocative in its suggestions . . .
shimmers with a sense of wonder.”—The Miami Herald
“Sagan dazzles the mind with the miracle of our survival, framed by
the stately galaxies of space.”—Cosmopolitan
“Enticing . . . iridescent . . . imaginatively illustrated.”—The
New York Times Book Review
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