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Cosmos (Carl Sagan book)
''Cosmos'' (1980) is a popular science book by astronomer and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Carl Sagan. Its 13 illustrated chapters, corresponding to the 13 episodes of the ''Cosmos'' TV series, which the book was co-developed with and intended to complement, explore the mutual development of science and civilization. One of Sagan's main purposes for the book and television series was to explain complex scientific ideas to anyone interested in learning. Sagan also believed the television was one of the greatest teaching tools ever invented, so he wished to capitalize on his chance to educate the world.〔Golden, Frederic, Peter Stoler, and Calif. 1980. "The Cosmic Explainer He-e-e-re's Carl, bringing you nothing less than the universe." Time 116, no. 16: 62. Academic Search Complete, EBSCOhost (accessed April 10, 2013).〕 Spurred in part by the popularity of the TV series, ''Cosmos'' spent 50 weeks on the ''Publishers Weekly'' best-sellers list and 70 weeks on the ''New York Times'' Best Seller list to become the best-selling science book ever published at the time. In 1981, it received the Hugo Award for Best Non-Fiction Book. The book's unprecedented success ushered in a dramatic increase in visibility for science-themed literature. The success of the book also jumpstarted Sagan's literary career. The sequel to ''Cosmos'' is ''Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space'' (1994).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pale Blue Dot )〕
In 2013, ''Cosmos'' was published in a new edition, with a foreword by Ann Druyan and an essay by Neil deGrasse Tyson.
==Summary==
''Cosmos'' has 13 chapters, corresponding to the 13 episodes of the ''Cosmos'' television series. In the original edition, each chapter is heavily illustrated. The book covers a broad range of topics, comprising Sagan's reflections on anthropological, cosmological, biological, historical, and astronomical matters from antiquity to contemporary times. Sagan reiterates his position on extraterrestrial life—that the magnitude of the universe permits the existence of thousands of alien civilizations, but no credible evidence exists to demonstrate that such life has ever visited earth. Sagan explores 15 billion years of cosmic evolution and the development of science and civilization. He traces the origins of knowledge and the scientific method, mixing science and philosophy, and speculates about the future of science. He also discusses the underlying premises of science by providing biographical anecdotes about many prominent scientists, placing their contributions in the broader context of the development of modern science.
The book, like the television series, contains a number of Cold War undertones including subtle references to self-destruction and the futility of the arms race.
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