Billions and billions. Reflections on Life and Death at the Turn of the Millennium (Billions and Billions)

About five years ago, I read Billions and Billions by Carl Sagan, the famous American astronomer and science popularizer who played a leading role in the US space program. This is the last book Carl wrote before his death. 1996 year. It left a dual impression - on the one hand, the author's erudition and his easy syllable are visible, but on the other hand, there are features of populism and the whipping up of the atmosphere, manifested in an emphasis on emotions, not the rational part. In fact, the author tries to summarize the achievements of mankind to 20 and make a prediction for the future. By the way, the forecast is not so relevant, since more has passed since the writing of the book. 20 years. This is the first book by Carl Sagan that I have read, and it is definitely not a good place to start my acquaintance with this author. In fact, this book should be the last, since in this book the author, in fact, says goodbye to his readers. (posthumous)Thinking about life and death at the turn of the millennium. Here the honored scientist actively self-cititizes himself and a significant part of the book is just articles and speeches of the author, read in different years. Total:

• Cool writer. Start your acquaintance with Sagan as a writer with the book "Space" Billions and Billions can be read selectively.

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