Winner · Pulitzer Prizes 1978
The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
by Carl Sagan
1977 essay by Carl Sagan
Presents an overview of human evolution and discusses human and animal intelligence, the mechanisms of the brain, memory, sleep, myths and legends about evolution, and the possibility of intelligent extraterrestrial life.
Synopsis from Open Library.
- Language
- American English
- Genre
- non-fiction
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