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Carl Edward Sagan (/ ˈ s eɪ ɡ ən /; SAY-gən; November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, planetary scientist and science communicator.
Carl Sagan was one of the most well-known scientists of the 1970s and 1980s. He studied extraterrestrial intelligence, advocated for nuclear disarmament and co-wrote and hosted 'Cosmos: A...
Carl Sagan, American astronomer and science writer. A popular and influential figure in the United States, he was controversial in scientific, political, and religious circles for his views on extraterrestrial intelligence.
Carl Sagan hosted and co-wrote 'Cosmos,' a 13-part TV series that aired on PBS stations from 1980 to 1981. (Image credit: Mickey Adair/Michael Ochs Archives/Hulton Archive via Getty Images) Very ...
Carl Sagan was a multifaceted American scientist known for his work in astronomy, cosmology, astrophysics, astrobiology, and for his immense contribution to the popularization of science.
A recording was played of “In the Words of Carl Sagan” by composer Joseph Turrin, who was in the audience. Attendees also included Syracuse-area residents Paul Erickson ’09, his wife Jamie Erickson and their two young sons, the eldest named for Sagan. Paul said the astronomer’s teaching and outreach had had a profound impact at a ...
Carl Sagan was a scientist and educator best known for his TV series Cosmos, the Pale Blue Dot image of Earth and quotes about life and Earth.
Carl Sagan (1934 - 1996) played a leading role in the American space program from its very beginning. He was a consultant and adviser to NASA beginning in the 1950s -- he briefed the Apollo astronauts before their flights to the Moon.
His ‘Cosmos’ made history! Sagan may be best known for the PBS series, an overview of how science and civilization grew up together. The Emmy- and Peabody-award-winning show, co-written by Ann Druyan—Sagan’s wife and frequent collaborator—became the most watched series in public TV history, seen by more than 500 million people in 60 countries.
Carl Sagan was born in 1934 in Brooklyn, New York, into a family of Jewish immigrants who had left Eastern Europe in search of a better life. His father, Samuel Sagan, worked various jobs to support the family, while his mother, Rachel Molly Gruber, was a homemaker. In many immigrant families of that era, intellectual pursuits were held in high ...