It’s rare that a video trendÂing on YouTube actuÂalÂly fits the misÂsion of this blog. But here you have one. As the proÂducÂer of this video writes, this is a “musiÂcal tribÂute to two great men of sciÂence. Carl Sagan and his cosÂmolÂoÂgist comÂpanÂion Stephen HawkÂing present: A GloÂriÂous Dawn — CosÂmos remixed. Almost all samÂples and footage are takÂen from Carl Sagan’s CosÂmos and Stephen HawkÂing’s UniÂverse series.” You can downÂload the track here. And, meanÂwhile, I’ve added this clip to our YouTube Favorites.
The sumÂmer before my sophoÂmore year at IthaÂca High, a friend and I were walkÂing the path around Beebe Lake on the CorÂnell camÂpus when we saw a sign pointÂing to the CorÂnell ObserÂvaÂtoÂry. On our way up to take a look we were met by a young, dapÂper lookÂing proÂfesÂsor wearÂing a sports coat and turtleÂneck who sugÂgestÂed we come back at night when we could look through the teleÂscope. We nevÂer did revisÂit the obserÂvaÂtoÂry, but a few years latÂer, drawn into The CosÂmos on PBS, I realÂized who we had met. This video is a touchÂing and beauÂtiÂful tribÂute to Carl Sagan’s life and work, as it is Dr. HawkÂing’s. ChalÂlenged by its mathÂeÂmatÂics, I nonetheÂless carÂry an abidÂing curiosÂiÂty, appreÂciÂaÂtion and fasÂciÂnaÂtion for the powÂer and beauÂty of our UniÂverse, largeÂly instilled by Drs. Sagan and Hawking–I know I’m not alone. AccomÂpaÂnyÂing this is a cherÂished memÂoÂry of a chance encounter with one of the CosÂmos’ brightÂest stars.
If you want to learn more about CarÂl’s work, and how he might have saved us all from nuclear war, check out the Sagan AppreÂciÂaÂtion SociÂety (site curÂrentÂly in testÂing)
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