Carl Sagan: The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
Buch
- Random House Publishing Group, 12/1986
- Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9780345346292
- Bestellnummer: 2156618
- Umfang: 271 Seiten
- Gewicht: 142 g
- Maße: 175 x 105 mm
- Stärke: 25 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 15.12.1986
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Klappentext
"A history of the human brain from the big bang, fifteen billion years ago, to the day before yesterday . . . It's a delight."-The New York TimesDr. Carl Sagan takes us on a great reading adventure, offering his vivid and startling insight into the brain of man and beast, the origin of human intelligence, the function of our most haunting legends-and their amazing links to recent discoveries.
"How can I persuade every intelligent person to read this important and elegant book? . . . He talks about all kinds of things: the why of the pain of human childbirth . . . the reason for sleeping and dreaming . . . chimpanzees taught to communicate in deaf and dumb language . . . the definition of death . . . cloning . . . computers . . . intelligent life on other planets. . . . Fascinating . . . delightful."-The Boston Globe
"In some lost Eden where dragons ruled, the foundations of our intelligence were laid. . . . Carl Sagan takes us on a guided tour of that lost land. . . . Fascinating . . . entertaining . . . masterful."-St. Louis Post-Dispatch