Contacto

Contact is the only novel written by American astronomer Carl Sagan, one of the greatest popularizers of science of the 20th century.

Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for The Dragons of Eden, Sagan is also the acclaimed author of Cosmos, the best-selling science popularization book in history, which inspired an acclaimed television series released in more than sixty countries.

Contact, winner of the 1986 Locus Award, develops one of the constants in the author's career: the search for extraterrestrial intelligence and communication with it through space probes. In 1997, film director Robert Zemeckis brought this story to the big screen in a film starring Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey.

After five years of incessant searching with the most sophisticated devices of the moment, astronomer Eleanor Arroway, along with a team of international scientists, manages to connect with the star Vega and prove that we are not alone in the universe. Thus begins a thrilling journey towards humanity's most anticipated encounter, and with it Sagan masterfully raises how the reception of messages from an extraterrestrial civilization would affect our society.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

At first it seemed impossible - a radio signal that came not from Earth but from far beyond the nearest stars. But then the signal was translated, and what had been impossible became terrifying. For the signal contains the information to build a Machine that can travel to the stars. A Machine that can take a human to meet those that sent the message. They are eager to meet us: they have been watching and waiting for a long time. And now they will judge.

Author: Carl Sagan
Publisher: NOVA
Published: 11/20/2018
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.90w x 1.20d
ISBN13: 9786073166447
ISBN10: 6073166443
Language: Spanish
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Science Fiction | General

About the Author
Carl Sagan (1934-1996), American astronomer, astrophysicist, and cosmologist, is considered one of the most important science popularizers of the 20th century. Author of numerous bestsellers, such as The Dragons of Eden (Pulitzer Prize 1978) and Contact (Locus Award 1986), Sagan is best known for his work Cosmos, the best-selling popular science book in history, which inspired the famous television series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage. Sagan's countless scientific publications include contributions on Venus, Jupiter, and Mars, as well as research on the possibility of extraterrestrial life. His career was recognized, among other distinctions, with two NASA Medals, a John F. Kennedy Astronautics Award, and an Emmy in the category of Outstanding Individual Achievement for Cosmos: A Personal Voyage.