Contact by Carl Sagan (1985)

In "Contact," Carl Sagan explores the possibility of extraterrestrial life and humanity's quest to make contact with it. The novel follows the story of Eleanor Arroway, a brilliant scientist who dedicates her life to searching for signs of intelligent life beyond Earth. When a message from an alien civilization is finally received, Eleanor finds herself at the center of a controversial and dangerous mission to make contact with the extraterrestrial beings. What are some of the themes explored in "Contact"?

By Carl Sagan · First published 1985 · Genre: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Philosophical Fiction · 24 chapters

Contents

• Transcendental Numbers
• Coherent Light
• White Noise
• Prime Numbers
• Decryption Algorithm
• Palimpsest
• The Ethanol in W-3
• Random Access
• The Numinous
• Precession of the Equinoxes
• The World Message Consortium
• The One-Delta Isomer
• Babylon
• Harmonic Oscillator
• Erbium Dowel
• The Elders of Ozone
• The Dream of the Ants
• Superunification
• Naked Singularity
• Grand Central Station
• Causality
• Gilgamesh
• Reprogramming
• The Artist's Signature

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