num_pages: 413
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: Cosmos: The Story of Cosmic Evolution, Science and Civilisation
titlecomplete: Cosmos: The Story of Cosmic Evolution, Science and Civilisation
genres: Philosophy, Physics, Science, Nonfiction, Audiobook, Popular Science, Space, Classics, Astronomy, History
ratings_count: 142552
awards: awardedAt: 347184000000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Non-Fiction Book, awardedAt: 347184000000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Science (Hardcover)
publisher: Abacus Books