{"product_id":"9781472956101","title":"The Vinyl Frontier : The Story of NASA's Interstellar Mixtape","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Vinyl Frontier\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jonathan Scott\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Jonathan Scott is our cheerful tour guide . . . and \u003ci\u003eThe Vinyl Frontier\u003c\/i\u003e is our comprehensive and comprehensible itinerary.\" - \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1977, a team led by the great Carl Sagan was put together to create a record that would travel to the stars on the back of NASA's Voyager probe. They were responsible for creating a playlist of music, sounds and pictures that would represent not just humanity, but would also paint a picture of Earth for any future alien races that may come into contact with the probe. \u003ci\u003eThe Vinyl Frontier\u003c\/i\u003e tells the whole story of how the record was created, from when NASA first proposed the idea to Carl to when they were finally able watch the Golden Record rocket off into space on Voyager. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe final playlist contains music written and performed by well-known names such as Bach, Beethoven, Glenn Gould, Chuck Berry and Blind Willie Johnson, as well as music from China, India and more remote cultures such as a community in Small Malaita in the Solomon Islands. It also contained a message of peace from US president Jimmy Carter, a variety of scientific figures and dimensions, and instructions on how to use it for a variety of alien lifeforms. Each song, sound and picture that made the final cut onto the record has a story to tell.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough interviews with all of the key players involved with the record, this book pieces together the whole story of the Golden Record. It addresses the myth that the Beatles were left off of the record because of copyright reasons and will include new information about US president Jimmy Carter's role in the record, as well as many other fascinating insights that have never been reported before. It also tells the love story between Carl Sagan and the project's creative director Ann Druyan that flourishes as the record is being created.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Golden Record is more than just a time capsule. It is a unique combination of science and art, and a testament to the genius of its driving force, the great polymath Carl Sagan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Bursts with gloriously geeky detail. \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e(5*)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e” —\u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“He has the nerd's determination to track down details, to badger surviving protagonists with questions no one else has asked. Above all, he has a golden ear for irony. Far from second-guessing or lamenting the record's imperfections, \u003cb\u003ehe revels in its pops, clikc, glitches and quirks\u003c\/b\u003e.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Both a detailed history of and a thoughtful exegesis on caution-by-committee and the sometimes \u003cb\u003eremarkable synergy between art and science\u003c\/b\u003e. Crucially, Scott's narrative blends \u003cb\u003eextraterrestrial wonder with earthbound charm and brims with poignant revelations\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e(4*)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e” —\u003ci\u003eMojo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Jonathan Scott is our cheerful tour guide ... and\u003ci\u003e The Vinyl Frontier \u003c\/i\u003eis our \u003cb\u003ecomprehensive and comprehensible\u003c\/b\u003e itinerary.” —\u003ci\u003eLA Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Scott masters the technical details, often with a touch of humor.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The cast of characters alone is \u003cb\u003etremendous\u003c\/b\u003e. Written in a \u003cb\u003elively\u003c\/b\u003e, often jocular tone … \u003ci\u003eThe Vinyl Frontier \u003c\/i\u003etells the tale well” —\u003ci\u003eScience\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Created from a strange marriage of politics, bureaucracy, budget, ambition, innovation, and beauty, Scott describes a portrait of humanity that is still travelling out among the stars.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Nerd Daily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eA vital addition \u003c\/b\u003eto the library of anyone with an interest in the Voyager missions, extraterrestrial contact, or Carl Sagan.” —\u003ci\u003eAstronomy Now\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“You may have heard of the Voyager Golden Record, but Scott's \u003cb\u003eilluminating\u003c\/b\u003e backstory brings a new appreciation to this simple object. It's not just a record. \u003cb\u003eIt's science's most thoughtful and optimistic act.\u003c\/b\u003e” —\u003ci\u003eAmy Shira Teitel, author of Breaking the Chains of Gravity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An \u003cb\u003eentertaining, compelling, brilliantly-researched and inspiring\u003c\/b\u003e account of the Voyager spaceship's curious passenger, the Golden Record, and the wonderful team of dreamers who made it happen.” —\u003ci\u003eEmer Reynolds, writer and director of The Farthest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781472956101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Sigma","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40739433906382,"sku":"9781472956101","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_839b2c2b-022d-4127-ad61-ba3b8da5905e.jpg?v=1641363851","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781472956101","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}