description: The story of fifteen billion years of cosmic evolution transforming matter and life into consciousness, of how science and civilisation grew up together, and of the forces and individuals who helped shape modern science. A story told with Carl Sagan's remarkable ability to make scientific ideas both comprehensible and exciting, based on his acclaimed television series.
language: English
title: Selected from Cosmos
titlecomplete: Selected from Cosmos (Ourworld)
genres: Audiobook, Popular Science, History, Classics, Science, Philosophy, Space, Physics, Astronomy, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 142503
awards: awardedAt: 347184000000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Non-Fiction Book, awardedAt: 347184000000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Science (Hardcover)
publisher: Literacy Volunteers of