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Carl Sagan
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Carl Sagan
Born
November 9, 1934(1934-11-09)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died
December 20, 1996(1996-12-20) (aged 62)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Residence
United States
Nationality
American
Fields
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Cosmology, Astrobiology, Space science, Planetary science
Institutions
Cornell University
Harvard University
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
University of California, Berkeley
Alma mater
University of Chicago
(B.A.), (B.Sc.), (M.Sc.), (Ph.D.)
Known for
Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI)
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
Cosmos
Voyager Golden Record
Pioneer plaque
Contact
Pale Blue Dot
Notable awards
Oersted Medal (1990)
NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal (twice)
Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction (1978)
National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal (1994)
Carl Edward Sagan (English pronunciation: /'se?g?n/; November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, science popularizer and science communicator in astronomy and natural sciences. He published more than 600 scientific papers and articles and was author, co-author or editor of more than 20 books. He advocated scientifically skeptical inquiry and the scientific method, pioneered exobiology and promoted the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI).Sagan is known for his popular science books and for the award-winning 1980 television series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, which he narrated and co-wrote. The book Cosmos was published to accompany the series. Sagan wrote the novel Contact, the basis for a 1997 film of the same name.
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