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Carl Sagan
a life in the cosmos
By Poundstone, William
- ISBN
- 978-0-80505-766-9
- Publisher
- New York : Henry Holt, c1999.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 1999
Both of these books portray astronomer Carl Sagan as a man of immense paradoxes. A charismatic public persona, he could be arrogant and demanding in his personal life. Fiercely amibitious, he still had a powerful sense of civic duty. An outspoken defender of scientific methods, he was also a UFO enthusiast and obsessed with the possibility of extraterrestrial life. In some ways, each of these books represents a different side of the man. First, the similarities. Both authors are respected science popularizers. Both...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
