The Cosmic Connection: An Extraterrestrial Perspective

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This is a masterpiece of scientific lore. A visionary and authentic tale of what the universe is made of and how it may have been formed. Paints an amazing picture of the birth and death of stars, and of the high probability that intelligent life exists and most definitely thrives on numerous planets of distant stars and galaxies. The probability itself is incredible. To me, there was never a doubt of the existence of life elsewhere, but after reading this and seeing the numbers and thinking of the possibilities, I would not be surprised if tomorrow we were visited by another space faring race.In universal terms, I am very optimistic about the future. In earthly terms, what the hell are we doing?

This book is a mix of thoughts by Carl Sagan, which he mainly dictated while crossing North America in a car. Well, it shows! It jumps from interesting paragraphs to useless personnal experiences, and the final result is a short text that is confusing, and (but that's not his fault) outdated. Read "Cosmos" and "Pale Blue Dot", they are much better.

I bought this book because it was written by Carl Sagan . He is a fire thinking scientist with a great way of expressing himself.