Spacecraft missions to nearby planets

The Library of ancient Alexandria

The human brain

Egyptian hieroglyphics

The origin of life

The death of the sun

The evolution of galaxies

The origins of matter, suns and worlds

The story of fifteen billion years of cosmic evolution transforming matter and life into consciousness, of how science and civilisation grew up together, and of the forces and individuals who helped shape modern science. A story told with Carl Sagan's remarkable ability to make scientific ideas both comprehensible and exciting.