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Broca's brain : reflections on the romance of science. by. Sagan, Carl. Publication date. 1979. Topics. Broca, Paul, 1824-1880, Intellect, Brain, Space sciences. Publisher. New York : Ballantine Books.
Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science is a 1979 book by the astrophysicist Carl Sagan. Its chapters were originally articles published between 1974 and 1979 in various magazines, including The Atlantic Monthly , The New Republic , Physics Today , Playboy , and Scientific American .
- Carl Sagan
- 1979
Carl Sagan is the most effective popular science writer on the scene today. His recent book on the human brain, The Dragons of Eden, was a best seller and won him the Pulitzer Prize. He is David Duncan Professor of Astronomy and Space Sciences and director of the Laboratory for Planetary Studies at Cornell University as well as a leading ...
BROCA'S BRAIN: Reflections on the Romance of Science. Sagan as essayist is no Bronowski. He is, however, a dedicated and persuasive expositor of ideas, and not afraid to try out new ones. In particular, he passionately defends the motives and style of science as an objective seeker of truth.
- Kirkus Reviews
Carl Sagan, writer and scientist, returns from the frontier to tell us about how the world works. In his delightfully down-to-earth style, he explores and explains a mind-boggling future of...
- illustrated
- Carl Sagan
- Random House, 1979
Jul 6, 2011 · Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science. A fascinating book on the joys of discovering how the world works, by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Cosmos and Shadows of Forgotten...
Apr 12, 1979 · Carl Sagan. 4.05. 10,713 ratings361 reviews. Carl Sagan, writer & scientist, returns from the frontier to tell us about how the world works.
