Dive into the past, present, and future of science with Carl Sagan's classic bestseller, Cosmos. This renowned work explores the mind-staggering enormity of the cosmos, revealing a jewel-like blue world inhabited by a life form just beginning to discover its identity and venture into space. Featuring full-color illustrations, Cosmos retraces fourteen billion years of cosmic evolution, transforming matter into consciousness. Explore topics such as the origin of life, the human brain, Egyptian hieroglyphics, spacecraft missions, the death of the Sun, and the evolution of galaxies. This Ballantine Books publication is written in English by author Carl Sagan.