How was the world formed? How did humans become prominent in the world today? These are questions that get asked everyday and a very select few of people can answer them. Out of the select few, one stands out the most and that is Carl Sagan. Carl Sagan is a very prominent astronomer, cosmologist, and an author. Carl Sagan is well known for his books: Cosmos, Broca’s Brain, The Dragons of Eden, and Contact. He also narrated show called Cosmos: A Personal Voyage. He is also well known for his involvement in the search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence, and conducted studies of the Pioneer Plaque and the Voyager Golden Record. Carl Sagan was a very busy man, but the world loved him and his ideas. Dr. Sagan has won numerous amounts of awards
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This chapter starts off by discussing how in the seventeenth century that the Earth was the only planet in the solar system. It also talks about how Galileo’s telescope showed that there was more than the Planet Earth. It showed that the Moon exited and that it is not a perfect round sphere. The telescope shows that the Moon has craters, mountains, and many more features that the Earth have. It also talks about how the Sun is actually the center of the universe instead of the planet Earth. It also explains how the Milky Way Galaxy is not the only Galaxy in the universe and how there could be more galaxies out in the universe. This chapter also describes that the Universe since the beginning. For example, the chapter elaborates more and Dr. Sagan claims that “we’ve been given special responsibilities by the Creator. It once seemed very reasonable to think of the Universe as beginning just a little before our collective memory is obscured by the passage of time and the illiteracy of our ancestors. Generally speaking, that’s hundreds or thousands of years ago (Sagan 22).” Sagan says that we were put in this universe for a reason. This chapter also talks about the Charles Darwin theory about natural selection. Charles Darwin theory is basically humans evolved from animals and Sagan claims that “humans, like all animals,have traits that set them apart—otherwise, how could we distinguish one species from another?—-human uniqueness has been exaggerated, sometimes grossly so (Sagan 24).” Sagan is just agreeing with Charles Darwin by stating the traits that animals and humans have. Traits like language, survival, and many more could be seen by both humans and animals. If humans and animals share the same trait, what animal is closely related to the human? Dr. Sagan believes the chimpanzees are closely related to the human race. Dr Sagan says that “Chimps reason, are self-conscious, make tools, show devotion,
This chapter starts off by discussing how in the seventeenth century that the Earth was the only planet in the solar system. It also talks about how Galileo’s telescope showed that there was more than the Planet Earth. It showed that the Moon exited and that it is not a perfect round sphere. The telescope shows that the Moon has craters, mountains, and many more features that the Earth have. It also talks about how the Sun is actually the center of the universe instead of the planet Earth. It also explains how the Milky Way Galaxy is not the only Galaxy in the universe and how there could be more galaxies out in the universe. This chapter also describes that the Universe since the beginning. For example, the chapter elaborates more and Dr. Sagan claims that “we’ve been given special responsibilities by the Creator. It once seemed very reasonable to think of the Universe as beginning just a little before our collective memory is obscured by the passage of time and the illiteracy of our ancestors. Generally speaking, that’s hundreds or thousands of years ago (Sagan 22).” Sagan says that we were put in this universe for a reason. This chapter also talks about the Charles Darwin theory about natural selection. Charles Darwin theory is basically humans evolved from animals and Sagan claims that “humans, like all animals,have traits that set them apart—otherwise, how could we distinguish one species from another?—-human uniqueness has been exaggerated, sometimes grossly so (Sagan 24).” Sagan is just agreeing with Charles Darwin by stating the traits that animals and humans have. Traits like language, survival, and many more could be seen by both humans and animals. If humans and animals share the same trait, what animal is closely related to the human? Dr. Sagan believes the chimpanzees are closely related to the human race. Dr Sagan says that “Chimps reason, are self-conscious, make tools, show devotion,