Carl Sagan
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Carl Sagan was an American astrophysicist and cosmologist who became one of the most influential scientific communicators of the 20th century, living from 1934 to 1996. He matters because he helped millions of people understand complex ideas about the universe and made science accessible and inspiring to the general public through his writing and work.
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- Born
- 9 November 1934
- Died
- 20 December 1996
- Works
- 49
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- Krayʻ maṅʻʺ tuiʹ e* rājavaṅʻ
- Ḳonṭaḳṭ
- planets
- Planets
- The Varieties of Scientific Experience
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Acting · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Carl Edward Sagan (November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, science popularizer, and science communicator in astronomy and other natural sciences. He is best known for his work as a science popularizer and communicator. His best known scientific contribution is research on extraterrestrial life, including experimental…
Known for
- Bookworms — (himself)2025
- Piece by Piece — Carl Sagan (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)2024
- Aliens Uncovered: Close Encounters — Self2024
- The Universe — Self (archive footage)2023
- Cosmos: Mundos Posibles2020
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Carl Edward Sagan (/ˈseɪɡən/; SAY-gən; November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, planetary scientist and science communicator. Initially an assistant professor at Harvard, Sagan later moved to Cornell, where he was the David Duncan Professor of Astronomy and Space Sciences and directed the Laboratory for Planetary Studies. He played an active role in the Mariner, Viking and Voyager programs. He published more than 600 scientific papers and articles and several popular science books, starting with The Cosmic Connection. He won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction for The Dragons of Eden.
He co-wrote and narrated the 1980 documentary series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, which has been seen by at least 500 million people in 60 countries and won two Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award. Cosmos, the companion volume, was the bestselling science book to date.
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1934 births1996 deaths20th-century American astronomers20th-century American Jews20th-century American male writers20th-century American naturalists20th-century American novelists20th-century American science writersAmerican agnosticsAmerican anti–nuclear weapons activistsAmerican anti–Vietnam War activistsAmerican astrobiologists