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Find more info., search and price compare for A Passion for Mars: Intrepid Explorers of the Red Planet by Andrew Chaikin Binding: Hardcover, 1 edition, 280 pages Publisher: Abrams Weight: 2.2 pound Dimension: H: 1 x L: 9.75 x W: 7.5 inches ISBN 10: 0810972743 ISBN 13: 9780810972742 Click here to search for this book and compare price at 40+ bookstores with AddALL.com! If you cannot find this book in our new and in print search, be sure to try our used and out of print search too! |
Book Description: The quest for Mars is chronicled by bestselling author Andrew Chaikin in this story of a passionate band of Earthbound explorers caught in the irresistible pull of the Red Planet. They include celebrated figures: astronomer Carl Sagan, who champions the idea of life on Mars ; rocket scientist Wernher von Braun, drawing up plans for human Mars expeditions; and science fiction author Ray Bradbury, standard bearer for Mars s crucial place in human destiny. Readers also meet the rogue grad students known as the Mars Underground, keepers of the flame when Mars falls off NASA s radar; biologist Jerry Soffen, looking for signs of life in a Martian meteorite; geologist Mike Malin, who defies skeptics to reveal a Mars no one imagines; and many others, including Chaikin himself, who served on the first Viking Mars landing and covered Mars exploration as a science journalist. Based on extensive interviews, illustrated with compelling images, and animated by the author s own passion, Chaikin s account will resonate with anyone who has ever dreamed of a journey to Mars. |
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