The Artist of Science on Stage: Sagan's Biography (Volumes 1 and 2)

Author: [USA] Davidson
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Publish Date: 2003-12-01
Features: Carl Sagan was a renowned American astronomer and a celebrated science popularizer. He was a highly influential figure in the field of American space exploration and served as a long-term professor of astronomy and space science at Cornell University, as well as the director of the Laboratory for Planetary Studies, where he achieved outstanding research results in planetary physics. In the realm of science popularization, his achievements are globally recognized: the 13-part television series Cosmos, which he hosted in the 1980s, was translated into over a dozen languages and broadcast in nearly 70 countries. The accompanying book Cosmos sold more than 5 million copies worldwide. His other science and popular science books, such as Contact, Dragon of Eden, Comet, Pale Blue Dot, and The Demon-Haunted World, have been widely read across the globe, including in China, and are beloved by millions. He was an idol for countless young Americans and earned the title of "an artist who performs science." At the same time, Sagan was also a contradictory figure—his first two marriages ended in divorce, and he had his share of rivals among his peers. Since the publication of the English original of this Biography of Sagan, it has quickly received widespread acclaim. It presents to readers an extraordinary scientist and science advocate, a vivid and distinctly individual person.