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- catalog abstract ""Carl Sagan was one of the most celebrated scientists of his time - the leading visionary of the Space Age. He was also a highly controversial figure who inspired wildly opposed opinions. His enthusiasm and eloquence about the wonders of space, the marvels of the human brain, and the mysteries of life captured the imagination of millions. Yet one scientist was so enraged by Sagan's scientific pronouncements that he compared him to the Black Plague, and William F. Buckley, Jr. likened him to circus huckster P.T. Barnum." "Sagan's life was both an intellectual feast and an emotional roller coaster. Whether he was searching for life on Mars or visiting Timothy Leary in prison, prophesying exciting scientific discoveries or getting arrested for protesting nuclear weapons, debating the existence of UFOs or advocating the creative benefits of smoking marijuana, Carl Sagan was a fascinating, charismatic, and complex man full of contradictions." "His TV series Cosmos awed hundreds of millions around the world, and his bestseller The Dragons of Eden won the Pulitzer Prize. Yet the value of his scientific work was often called into question. His Ph. D. dissertation narrowly escaped rejection, he was denied tenure at Harvard, and in the twilight of his life, he was denied membership in the prestigious National Academy of Sciences." "In this insightful and evenhanded biography, science journalist Keay Davidson reveals for the first time the man behind the famous image - the storm of contradictions and passions that animated this enigmatic and entrancing man who remained, at heart, the five-year-old Brooklyn boy who looked up at the stars and asked: What are they?"--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11374812.
- catalog contributor b11374813.
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description ""Carl Sagan was one of the most celebrated scientists of his time - the leading visionary of the Space Age. He was also a highly controversial figure who inspired wildly opposed opinions. His enthusiasm and eloquence about the wonders of space, the marvels of the human brain, and the mysteries of life captured the imagination of millions. Yet one scientist was so enraged by Sagan's scientific pronouncements that he compared him to the Black Plague, and William F. Buckley, Jr. likened him to circus huckster P.T. Barnum." "Sagan's life was both an intellectual feast and an emotional roller coaster. Whether he was searching for life on Mars or visiting Timothy Leary in prison, prophesying exciting scientific discoveries or getting arrested for protesting nuclear weapons, debating the existence of UFOs or advocating the creative benefits of smoking marijuana, Carl Sagan was a fascinating, charismatic, and complex man full of contradictions." "His TV series Cosmos awed hundreds of millions around the world, and his bestseller The Dragons of Eden won the Pulitzer Prize. Yet the value of his scientific work was often called into question. His Ph. D. dissertation narrowly escaped rejection, he was denied tenure at Harvard, and in the twilight of his life, he was denied membership in the prestigious National Academy of Sciences." "In this insightful and evenhanded biography, science journalist Keay Davidson reveals for the first time the man behind the famous image - the storm of contradictions and passions that animated this enigmatic and entrancing man who remained, at heart, the five-year-old Brooklyn boy who looked up at the stars and asked: What are they?"--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1 Brooklyn 1 -- 2 Chicago 35 -- 3 The Dungeon 53 -- 4 High Ground 83 -- 5 California 109 -- 6 Harvard 136 -- 7 Mars and Manna 167 -- 8 Mr. X 208 -- 9 Gods Like Men 236 -- 10 The Shadow Line 260 -- 11 The Dragons of Eden 283 -- 12 Annie 300 -- 13 Cosmos 318 -- 14 Contact 341 -- 15 The Value of L 354 -- 16 Look Back, Look Back 381 -- 17 Hollywood 399 -- 18 The Night Freight 412.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 501-519) and index.".
- catalog extent "xx, 540 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Carl Sagan.".
- catalog identifier "0471252867 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Carl Sagan.".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : J.Wiley,".
- catalog relation "Carl Sagan.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "520/.92 B 21".
- catalog subject "Astronomers United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "QB36.S15 D38 1999".
- catalog subject "Sagan, Carl, 1934-1996.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1 Brooklyn 1 -- 2 Chicago 35 -- 3 The Dungeon 53 -- 4 High Ground 83 -- 5 California 109 -- 6 Harvard 136 -- 7 Mars and Manna 167 -- 8 Mr. X 208 -- 9 Gods Like Men 236 -- 10 The Shadow Line 260 -- 11 The Dragons of Eden 283 -- 12 Annie 300 -- 13 Cosmos 318 -- 14 Contact 341 -- 15 The Value of L 354 -- 16 Look Back, Look Back 381 -- 17 Hollywood 399 -- 18 The Night Freight 412.".
- catalog title "Carl Sagan : a life / Keay Davidson.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".