Contact: [novel] / Carl Sagan; Translated from English. — Moscow: Alpina Non-Fiction, 2021. — 516 pages. ISBN 978-5-00139-428-0 "Contact" is a science fiction novel written by the famous astrophysicist and popularizer of science Carl Sagan. At first it seemed impossible — a radio signal coming not from Earth, but from deep space. But after decoding the signal, what seemed impossible became terrifying. The signal contains information on how to create a machine that can travel to the stars; a machine that can transport a person through space, to the most amazing encounter in human history. Who or what is there? The novel was adapted into a film directed by Robert Zemeckis in 1997, starring Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey. UDC 82-312.9 BBK 84-445.12