Broca’s Brain

Reflections on the Romance of Science

Reflections on the Romance of Science

By Carl Sagan

By Carl Sagan

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    A fascinating book on the joys of discovering how the world works, by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Cosmos and Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors.

    “Magnificent . . . Delightful . . . A masterpiece. A message of tremendous hope for humanity . . . While ever conscious that human folly can terminate man’s march into the future, Sagan nonetheless paints for us a mind-boggling future: intelligent robots, the discovery of extraterrestrial life and its consequences, and above all the challenge and pursuit of the mystery of the universe.”—Chicago Tribune

    “Go out and buy this book, because Carl Sagan is not only one of the world’s most respected scientists, he’s a great writer. . . . I can give a book no greater accolade than to say I’m planning on reading it again. And again. And again.”—The Miami Herald

    “The brilliant astronomer . . . is persuasive, provocative and readable.”—United Press International

    “Closely reasoned, impeccably researched, gently humorous, utterly devastating.”—The Washington Post

    About Broca’s Brain

    A fascinating book on the joys of discovering how the world works, by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Cosmos and Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors.

    “Magnificent . . . Delightful . . . A masterpiece. A message of tremendous hope for humanity . . . While ever conscious that human folly can terminate man’s march into the future, Sagan nonetheless paints for us a mind-boggling future: intelligent robots, the discovery of extraterrestrial life and its consequences, and above all the challenge and pursuit of the mystery of the universe.”—Chicago Tribune

    “Go out and buy this book, because Carl Sagan is not only one of the world’s most respected scientists, he’s a great writer. . . . I can give a book no greater accolade than to say I’m planning on reading it again. And again. And again.”—The Miami Herald

    “The brilliant astronomer . . . is persuasive, provocative and readable.”—United Press International

    “Closely reasoned, impeccably researched, gently humorous, utterly devastating.”—The Washington Post

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    “Magnificent . . . Delightful . . . A masterpiece. A message of tremendous hope for humanity . . . While ever conscious that human folly can terminate man’s march into the future, Sagan nonetheless paints for us a mind-boggling future: intelligent robots, the discovery of extraterrestrial life and its consequences, and above all the challenge and pursuit of the mystery of the universe.”—Chicago Tribune

    “Go out and buy this book, because Carl Sagan is not only one of the world’s most respected scientists, he’s a great writer. . . . I can give a book no greater accolade than to say I’m planning on reading it again. And again. And again.”—The Miami Herald

    “The brilliant astronomer . . . is persuasive, provocative and readable.”—United Press International

    “Closely reasoned, impeccably researched, gently humorous, utterly devastating.”—The Washington Post

    About Carl Sagan

    Carl Sagan served as the David Duncan Professor of Astronomy and Space Sciences and Director of the Laboratory for Planetary Studies at Cornell University. He played a leading role in the Mariner, Viking, Voyager, and Galileo spacecraft expeditions, for which… More about Carl Sagan

    About Carl Sagan

    Carl Sagan served as the David Duncan Professor of Astronomy and Space Sciences and Director of the Laboratory for Planetary Studies at Cornell University. He played a leading role in the Mariner, Viking, Voyager, and Galileo spacecraft expeditions, for which… More about Carl Sagan

    Product Details

    Mass Market Paperback
    Published by Ballantine Books
    Feb 12, 1986 | 416 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | ISBN 9780345336897

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    Jul 06, 2011 | 416 Pages | ISBN 9780307800992

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