'Cosmos’ by Carl Sagan is a fascinating journey through fifteen billion years of cosmic evolution, transforming matter and life into consciousness. It narrates how science and civilization grew up together, and about the forces and individuals who helped shape modern science. Topics discussed include: 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, and the origin of matter, suns, and worlds. The story is told with Carl Sagan’s remarkable ability to make scientific ideas both comprehensible and exciting.