The salesperson of the Milky Way -- Biography of Carl Sagan

Author: David
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Publish Date: 1999-09-01
Features: Bart Bok is a colorful astronomer in the contemporary era. He dedicated his life to the relentless exploration of the structure of the Milky Way and made great efforts to help people understand the universe we live in. He also greatly contributed to incorporating science into UNESCO and served as the first chair of its scientific committee. Moreover, Bok was an excellent astronomical lecturer and an unwavering fighter against pseudoscience like astrology. Bart Bok is undoubtedly a colorful astronomer in the contemporary era. He dedicated his life to the relentless exploration of the structure of the Milky Way and made great efforts to help people understand the universe we live in. He also greatly contributed to incorporating science into UNESCO and served as the first chair of its scientific committee. Moreover, Bok was an excellent astronomical lecturer and an unwavering fighter against pseudoscience like astrology. In this biography written by the renowned amateur astronomer Levy, you will learn how Bok grew from a boy scout leader who was mocked for not being able to recognize stars into a world-famous astronomer, how he and his wife, who was 10 years older than him, developed a near-half-century-long bond of love from a chance encounter at a conference, how he was excited to have the opportunity to set foot in China in his lifetime, and how he tirelessly promoted astronomy, even traveling to prisons multiple times at the request of inmates to give astronomy lectures!