Cosmos

"Cosmos" is one of the best-selling popular science books of all time. It traces nearly fourteen billion years of cosmic evolution, transforming matter into consciousness, and explores topics such as the origin of life, the human brain, Egyptian hieroglyphs, space... missions, the death of the Sun, the evolution of galaxies, as well as the circumstances and individuals that helped shape modern science.Sagan unveils to us a shimmering blue world inhabited by a form of life that is just beginning to understand itself and the infinite ocean of space. Written simply and clearly, the book provides a holistic view of the past, present, and future of the Universe, life on Earth, and human civilizations.