The greatest Scientific Disseminator in history is I think it should be Carl Sagan. Why? His literary style is like elegant poetry, revealing the secrets of time and space, each syllable is a master piece; perfectly encompasses the true greatness of the Cosmos itself. Man is a genius, without exaggerated meaning of the word. It takes us to the ‘Cosmos’. The book which is the "... science course you never had ..." according to a compliment. That book was just brilliant and taught people a lot about the state of technological and scientific advancement today and taught them about the Cosmos so that they could handle it and understand some phenomena. How much can be carried very little!
The fact of the matter is that while people remembered him for the popularity of the science he was, he also made significant contributions to science, beyond the spread of scientific knowledge.
He was the main advocate of Planet Science during the heady years of the 1970s and 80s, ensuring that along with other Physical, Chemical and Biological discoveries of the day, Astronomy and Planetary Science also garnered their fair interest from general public.
He considered the conditions above Venus and Jupiter and analyzed radio waves from the planets, before the days of the Cassini Space Probe and others and considered a leading consultant on the subject of our Solar System.
He also began to think about the possible existence of extra-terrestrial life, changed Drake's equation and established the need for scientific thinking and critical thinking in the Earth.
Take a closer look at an aspect of his work.
One thing that surprised me was his demonstration of the synthesis of amino acids from their simple chemical substances by the effects of radiation exposure (this must have provided the necessary Activation Energy for the reaction to take place).
The implications of this single experiment are surprising. Giving way to a refined "Theory of How Life on Earth Started".
I failed to understand why this particular work of his did not get as much attention from the scientific community as it should. With the right thinking and giving a structure to the scientific evidence of the time, I am sure he can develop a theory of life. From this experiment alone, we can see that the source of ‘radiation’, i.e., the spark in the gases and the resulting amino acids that result from this reaction.
Today, in the early part of the Earth, such chemicals are exposed to the Ultra-Violet Rays of the Sun because the Ozone layer is absent. Thus these amino acids are produced. Over the millennia, it is possible that in the liquid form of primordial soup, the cells are the result of the mixing and interaction of these amino acids. I really found its very concept, let alone A fix this reaction, remarkable.
A theory remains a theory without its logically feasible structure; questions like "Does it make sense?" should be answered solidly. Now a theory with a demonstration - in my mind, I am quite convinced of the validity of the ideas of such a scientist, even though later found out that it was different.
