Cosmos
A Personal Voyage
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Cosmos
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Narrated by:
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LeVar Burton
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Seth MacFarlane
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Ann Druyan
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By:
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Carl Sagan
About this listen
Cosmos is one of the bestselling science books of all time. In clear-eyed prose, Sagan reveals a jewel-like blue world inhabited by a life form that is just beginning to discover its own identity and to venture into the vast ocean of space. Featuring a new Introduction by Sagan's collaborator, Ann Druyan, and a new Foreword by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, Cosmos retraces the fourteen billion years of cosmic evolution that have transformed matter into consciousness, exploring such topics as the origin of life, the human brain, Egyptian hieroglyphics, spacecraft missions, the death of the Sun, the evolution of galaxies, and the forces and individuals who helped to shape modern science.
Includes introductory music: Heaven and Hell by Vangelis from Cosmos: A Personal Voyage used with permission from Druyan-Sagan Associates, Inc. All rights reserved.
©1980 Carl Sagan Productions, Inc (P)2017 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. Foreword © 2013 by Ann Druyan. “Reflections on Carl Sagan’s Cosmos” essay © 2013 by Neil deGrasse Tyson.Listeners also enjoyed...
Editor reviews
Editors Select, June 2017
As a big fan of Neil deGrasse Tyson's recent documentary series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, which honors Carl Sagan's original work from 1980, I was excited to listen to Sagan's companion book - now available in audio for the first time. While I was a bit too young to catch Sagan's docuseries, LeVar Burton's Reading Rainbow did heavily influence my childhood, and this may be why my brain seemed primordially attuned to learn from Burton's voice. He's the perfect narrator for untangling complicated scientific subjects as well as highlighting their moments of majesty. I legit feel smarter for having listened to Cosmos, and I'll also never be able to forget why medieval Catholic monks first domesticated rabbits (hint: it wasn't because they were cute). —Emily, Audible Editor
Great true story
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Aside from that, the analogies and references used really make understanding what is going on out there as easy as possible. It’s also nice to hear how the scientific world are not saying they have worked it all out, simply, buy virtue of their research and experiments, this is the most likely outcome, however, they are willing and almost want to be proved wrong.
Given the exponential increase in data, experiments, technology and therefor understanding, since this book was written some 40 years ago, it’s incredible that given the huge breakthroughs this book still stands up. This is especially poignant when Sagan talks about the hopes and goals of missions which have now been completed,. You can cross check how close he actually was.
In review. A must read as long as you can get past the massively annoying narrator.
Stands the test of time but narrator is annoying
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Excellent narration, passionate and gripping.
Loved it!
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easily accessible guide to knowledge
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Fascinating
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