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Cosmos was the first science TV blockbuster, and Carl Sagan was
its (human) star. By the time of Sagan's death in 1996, the
series had been seen by half a billion people; Sagan was perhaps
the best-known scientist on the planet. Explaining how the series
came about, Sagan recalled:
I was positive from my own experience that an enormous global
interest exists in the exploration of the planets and in many
kindred scientific topics--the origin of life, the Earth, and the
Cosmos, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, our
connection with the universe. And I was certain that this
interest could be excited through that most powerful
communications medium, television.
Sagan's own interest and enthusiasm for the universe were so
vivid and infectious, his screen presence so engaging, that
viewers and readers couldn't help but be caught up in his vision.
From stars in their "billions and billions" to the amino acids in
the primordial ocean, Sagan communicated a feeling for science as
a process of discovery. Inevitably, some of the science in Cosmos
has been outdated in the years since 1980--but Sagan's sense of
wonder is ageless. --Mary Ellen Curtin
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