The Demon-Haunted World_ Science as a Candle in the Dark - Carl Sagan
The
Demon-Haunted
World
Science as a Candle
in the Dark
Carl Sagan
To Tonio,
My grandson.
I wish you a world
Free of demons
And full of light.
We wait for light, but behold darkness.
Isaiah 59:9
It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.
Adage
Preface
My Teachers
It was a blustery fall day in 1939. In the streets outside the apartment building, fallen leaves were swirling in little whirlwinds, each with a life of its own. It was good ...