Today’s spotlight is not on a prolific author but rather on a formidable editor.

Carl Sagan contributed plenty to the field of astronomy. He had earned the moniker “the astronomer of the people.” Sagan continued to work not only in astronomy but also in popularizing astronomy. He is still considered as one of the first scientists to achieve celebrity status, comparable to today’s Neil deGrasse Tyson.

Who doesn’t love book-to-film adaptations? We almost immediately find out once a popular book gets the go signal to be adapted into a movie.