At first it seemed impossible - a radio signal that came not from Earth but from far beyond the nearest stars. But then the signal was translated, and what had been impossible became terrifying. For the signal contains the information to build a Machine that can travel to the stars. A Machine that can take a human to meet those that sent the message. They are eager to meet us: ...
At first it seemed impossible - a radio signal that came not from Earth but from far beyond the nearest stars. But then the signal was translated, and what had been impossible became terrifying. For the signal contains the information to build a Machine that can travel to the stars. A Machine that can take a human to meet those that sent the message. They are eager to meet us: they have been watching and waiting for a long time. And now they will judge.
Years before, he had invented a module that, when a television commercial appeared, automatically muted the sound. It wasn't at first a context recognition device. Instead, it simply monitored the amplitude of the carrier wave. TV advertisers had taken ...
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4 有用 花岛仙藏 2015-10-13 13:15:55
Audiobook read by Jodie Foster(超赞!), abridged. 很多似曾相识的桥段,感觉又要入梦来了。而且人类果然是有“falling-into-an-endless-black-hole complex”的-0- 听会了一个新词:dodecahedron!
0 有用 Richard 2023-10-16 09:38:55 加拿大
每一个字用的都恰到好处, 每一段写的都像诗一样美, 每一章的结构紧紧相扣,故事娓娓道来。 凄美动人又不落俗套, 恢弘大气又不形而上。 张弛有度,犹如繁星可以像点点冰霜一样寒冷,也能像太阳一样炙热。 水火不容的科学与宗教在这里融会贯通,合二为一。
0 有用 chillie 2023-09-02 16:54:28 新加坡
喜欢这种手笔 简简单单 娓娓道来 引人入胜 其中Ellie对于父亲的执着已经最后的反转我是没看明白 好像对小说也没什么影响啊
0 有用 低于海平面 2017-12-18 03:42:36
科普作家Carl Sagan的硬科幻作品。
3 有用 张子凌Charlie 2010-01-07 19:52:08
本书彻底粉碎了我的唯物主义观,让我成为不可知论者和怀疑论者。尽管人物描写稍微典型化缺乏技巧,但天文学家卡尔萨根对天文学,宇宙学的深入了解,还有史诗般美丽的语言,这本书绝对值得一读。