Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium - Hardcover

Sagan, Carl

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786213639 ISBN 13: 9780786213634

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 1998

Synopsis

NonfictionLarge Print Edition*A New York Times BestsellerIn this book, his last, Carl Sagan again demonstrates his extraordinary ability to interpret the mysteries of life and the majesty of the universe to the lay reader. He provides clarity and understanding for an audience eager to make sense of the world and goes beyond that as he illuminates the strongly held belief that we have the ability to change things for the better. In their posthumous award to Dr. Sagan, the National Science Foundation declared that his research transformed planetary science, and that his gifts to mankind were infinite.

About this title

From the Publisher

Carl Sagan is a treasure! He makes us think....even if it hurts!!! What's so striking about Billions & Billions is that this is his last work and there is an emotional aspect to his writing.

Mike Sudano
Business Development

From the Inside Flap

In the final book of his astonishing career, Carl Sagan brilliantly examines the burning questions of our lives, our world, and the universe around us. These luminous, entertaining essays travel both the vastness of the cosmos and the intimacy of the human mind, posing such fascinating questions as how did the universe originate and how will it end, and how can we meld science and compassion to meet the challenges of the coming century? Here, too, is a rare, private glimpse of Sagan's thoughts about love, death, and God as he struggled with fatal disease. Ever forward-looking and vibrant with the sparkle of his unquenchable curiosity, Billions & Billions is a testament to one of the great scientific minds of our day.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thorndike Pr
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0786213639
• ISBN 13: 9780786213634
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 446