The Salesperson of the Milky Way (A Biography of Sagan)

Author: David
Publisher:
Publish Date: 1999-09-01
Features: Bart Bok is a vivid and colorful astronomer of the modern era. He dedicated his life to the relentless exploration of the structure of the Milky Way and tirelessly worked to help people understand the universe we inhabit. He also significantly contributed to incorporating science into UNESCO and served as the first chair of its scientific committee. Moreover, Bok was an excellent astronomical speaker and a relentless fighter against pseudoscience such as 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 knowing the stars into a world-famous astronomer, how he and his wife, who was 10 years older, developed a lifelong love story from a chance encounter at a conference, how he was thrilled at the prospect of visiting 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!