Carl Sagan
9 November 1934 – 20 December 1996
Carl Sagan (1934-1996) was an American astronomer, planetary scientist and science communicator who did influential research on planetary atmospheres and the possibility of extraterrestrial life. He reached a vast public audience through his 1980 television series 'Cosmos' and books such as 'Pale Blue Dot' and the novel 'Contact'.
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Life events
Carl Edward Sagan was born in Brooklyn, New York, to a working-class family.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgSagan completed his doctorate at the University of Chicago, studying planetary science.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgSagan became a professor at Cornell University, where he directed the Laboratory for Planetary Studies.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgSagan helped create the plaque carried aboard the Pioneer spacecraft as a message to any extraterrestrial civilization.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis book on the evolution of human intelligence received the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis acclaimed thirteen-part series became one of the most widely watched programs in the history of public television.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgSagan married writer Ann Druyan, his frequent creative collaborator, with whom he had two children.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis book reflected on humanity's place in the cosmos, inspired by a distant photograph of Earth taken by Voyager 1.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgCarl Sagan died of complications from myelodysplasia in Seattle at the age of 62.
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