Conversations with Carl Sagan
Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2006.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xxv, 167 pages ; 24 cm.
Though a well-regarded physicist Carl Sagan (1934-1996) is best-known as a writer of popular nonfiction and science fiction and as the host of the PBS series Cosmos. Through his writings and spoken commentary, he worked to popularize interests in astronomy, the universe, and the possibility of extraterrestrial life. From the beginning of his public career, when he co-wrote Intelligent Life in the Universe to the very end as he worked on the 1997 film adaptation of his novel Contact, these subjects absorbed him. This interest in space was rooted in his understanding of the smallness and vulnerability of humanity measured against the immense size and power of the universe. This profound philosophical humility, mixed with personal exuberance, comes through in Conversations with Carl Sagan. In interviews and profiles, Sagan discusses with verve a wide variety of topics--the environment, nuclear disarmament, religion, politics, extraterrestrial life, astronomy, physics, robotics. Whether he is discussing his science fiction or his well-researched nonfiction works, his voice embraces reason and skepticism. This volume shows how Sagan, a lifelong skeptic, refined his views and expressed amazement that Earth, for all his belief in extraterrestrial life, encompasses everything about which he cared.
Series: Literary conversations series.
Contents:
A conversation with Carl Sagan / Timothy Ferris -- A resonance with something alive / Henry S.F. Cooper, Jr. -- Carl Sagan interviewed / Joseph Goodavage -- Second view: Sagan on Encounters / Art Harris -- Carl Sagan's Cosmic connection and extraterrestial life-wish / Dennis Meredith -- The Cosmos / Jonathan Cott -- God and Carl Sagan: is the cosmos big enough for both of them? / Edward Wakin -- A pale blue dot / Claire Marino -- Sagan: dump environmentall unconscious slobs / Ponchitta Pierce -- Talk of the nation: science friday / Ira Flatow -- Bringing science down to earth / Anne Kalosh -- The Charlie Rose Show / Charlie Rose -- A slayer of demons / Psychology today -- Talk of the nation : science friday / Ira Flatow -- The Charlie Rose Show / Charlie Rose -- The final frontier? / Joel Achenbach.
Subjects:
Sagan, Carl, 1934-1996 -- Interviews.
Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Interviews.
Science fiction -- Authorship.
Sagan, Carl, 1934-1996 -- Interviews.
Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Interviews.
Science fiction -- Authorship.
ISBN:
1578067367 (paper : alk. paper)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
SCIENCE Space Sag | Sandhills Indoors | Nonfiction | Out (Due: 5/28/2024) |
Includes bibliographical references (pages xix-xx) and index.