{"product_id":"brocas-brain-reflections-on-the-romance-of-science-9780345336897","title":"Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fascinating book on the joys of discovering how the world works, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eCosmos\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eShadows of Forgotten Ancestors.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Miami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The brilliant astronomer . . . is persuasive, provocative and readable.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eUnited Press International\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Closely reasoned, impeccably researched, gently humorous, utterly devastating.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarl Sagan \u003c\/b\u003eserved 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e His Emmy- and Peabody-winning television series, \u003ci\u003eCosmos, \u003c\/i\u003ebecame the most widely watched series in the history of American public television. The accompanying book, also called \u003ci\u003eCosmos, \u003c\/i\u003eis 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50719074582802,"sku":"9780345336897","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5bb01df3-9d47-4575-ad0f-38b6c8b23ee4.jpg?v=1734657893","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/brocas-brain-reflections-on-the-romance-of-science-9780345336897","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}