Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors: A Search for Who We are - Couverture souple

Sagan, Carl; Druyan, Ann

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0099148110 ISBN 13 : 9780099148111

Editeur : Arrow Books Ltd, 1993

Synopsis

By the authors of "Cosmos", this is an exploration of who we are, and how we were shaped by life's adventure on earth, by a mysterious past that we are only just beinning to piece together. It takes the reader back to the birth of the sun and its planets, and the first stirrings of life; to the origins of traits central to our current predicament; sex and violence, love and altruism, hierarchy, consciousness, language, technology and morality.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

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 he received the NASA Medals for Exceptional Scientific Achievement and (twice) for Distinguished Public Service.
 
His Emmy- and Peabody–winning television series, Cosmos, became the most widely watched series in the history of American public television. The accompanying book, also called Cosmos, is one of the bestselling science books ever published in the English language. Dr. Sagan received the Pulitzer Prize, the Oersted Medal, and many other awards—including twenty honorary degrees from American colleges and universities—for his contributions to science, literature, education, and the preservation of the environment. In their posthumous award to Dr. Sagan of their highest honor, the National Science Foundation declared that his “research transformed planetary science . . . his gifts to mankind were infinite." Dr. Sagan died on December 20, 1996.

Présentation de l'éditeur

"Dazzling...A feast. Absorbing and elegantly written, it tells of theorigins of life on earth, describes its variety and charaacter, and culminates in a discussion of human nature and teh complex traces ofhumankind's evolutionary past...It is an amazing story masterfully told."
FINANCIAL TIMES (LONDON)
World renowned scientist Carl Sagan and acclaimed author Ann Druyan have written a ROOTS for the human species, a lucid and riveting account of how humans got to be the way we are. It shows with humor and drama that many of our key traits--self-awareness, technology, family ties, submission to authority, hatred for those a little different from ourselves, reason, and ethics--are rooted in the deep past, and illuminated by our kinship with other animals. Astonishing in its scope, brilliant in its insights, and an absolutely compelling read, SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS is a triumph of popular science.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Arrow Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0099148110
• ISBN 13: 9780099148111
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 512
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible