First, introduction to the frontier of the universe:
1, The Frontier of the Universe is the commentary of a TV documentary, which is excerpted from carl sagan's work The Universe. Cosmos has been translated into more than 10 languages and shown in more than 60 countries and regions, with an audience of 500 million. Cosmos, a popular science book matching this TV series, has been a best seller in The New York Times for 70 weeks in a row, and it is a popular science book published in English in history.
2. The surface of the earth is the Wang Yang coast of the universe. Most of our existing knowledge is obtained from the earth. Recently, we began to set foot in the ocean. Of course, the sea just reached our toes, and at best it just splashed our ankles. The sea is charming, and it is calling us. Instinctively, we were born in this ocean.
Second, the author profile:
1, an American astronomer in carl sagan, 19341was born in new york on October 9, and 165438 received a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Chicago. From 65438 to 0968, he was transferred to Cornell University as an associate professor of astronomy and director of the planetary research laboratory. From 65438 to 0969, he was the editor-in-chief of Astronomy magazine and was called a public astronomer and public scientist.
2. Carl Sagan led generations of young people to explore science with his passion for science and great personal influence. He hosted TV popular science programs and published a large number of popular science articles and books. His "Flying Dragon in the Garden of Eden" won the Pulitzer Prize, and the TV series "Universe" received enthusiastic response all over the world. His main works include Cosmic Connection, Cosmos, The Shadow of Forgotten Predecessors, Dim Blue Dot, etc.
3. carl sagan played an important role in sending unmanned spacecraft into space, and made many achievements in planetary science, the origin of life and the exploration of extraterrestrial intelligence. He deeply participated in the American space exploration program and made many important achievements in the field of planetary physics.