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It also comments on discoveries about life beyond Earth and \u003cstrong\u003ehow we can communicate with the inhabitants of other worlds.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSagan viewed our planet from a privileged extraterrestrial point of view, seeing it as a blue world inhabited by a form of life that has just discovered its own unity and is venturing into the vast ocean of space.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carl Sagan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Planeta Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.32w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9786075698380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e Spanish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSagan, Carl:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarl Sagan\u003c\/strong\u003e fue profesor de la cátedra David Duncan de Astronomía y Ciencias Espaciales y director del Laboratorio de Estudios Planetarios de la Universidad de Cornell; Distinguished Visiting Scientist del Laboratorio de Propulsión a Chorro (JPL) del Instituto de Tecnología de California y cofundador y presidente de la Sociedad Planetaria, la más importante del mundo dedicada a temas del espacio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEl doctor Sagan recibió a lo largo de su vida numerosas distinciones (Premio Pulitzer, medallas de la NASA, el Premio Apollo, el Premio Masursky y la medalla del Bienestar Público de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias de Estados Unidos) y un asteroide, el 2709, fue bautizado con su nombre. Al concederle su premio más importante, la Academia Nacional de Ciencias constató \"Nadie ha conseguido nunca transmitir las maravillas ni el carácter estimulante y jubiloso de la ciencia con tanta amplitud como lo ha hecho Carl Sagan... Su habilidad para cautivar la imaginación de millones de personas y para explicar conceptos complejos en términos comprensibles constituye un magnífico logro\". Carl Sagan murió en diciembre de 1996. Entre las obras publicadas por Editorial Planeta figuran: \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCosmos\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEl cometa\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSombras de antepasados olvidados\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUn punto azul pálido\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003ey\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e El mundo y sus demonios\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarl Sagan\u003c\/strong\u003e was a professor of the David Duncan Chair in Astronomy and Space Sciences and the director of the Laboratory for Planetary Studies at Cornell University; Distinguished Visiting Scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology, and co-founder and president of the Planetary Society, the world's largest space interest group. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout his life, Dr. Sagan received numerous accolades (Pulitzer Prize, NASA medals, the Apollo Award, the Masursky Award, and the Public Welfare Medal of the National Academy of Sciences) and an asteroid, 2709, was named after him. Upon awarding him its highest honor, the National Academy of Sciences stated: \"Nobody has ever succeeded in conveying the wonders or the stimulating and joyful character of science to such a wide audience as Carl Sagan... His ability to capture the imagination of millions of people and to explain complex concepts in understandable terms is a magnificent achievement\". Carl Sagan died in December 1996. 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