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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Carl_SaganCarl Sagan - Wikipedia

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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. His best known scientific contribution is his research on the possibility of extraterrestrial life, including experimental demonstration of the production of amino acids from basic ...

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3. www.biography.com › scientists › carl-saganCarl Sagan - Cosmos, Quotes & Books - Biography

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   Apr 2, 2014 · Carl Edward Sagan was born on November 9, 1934, in Brooklyn, New York, the first of two children. Sagan’s interest in astronomy began early on, and when he was five, his mother sent him to the ...

4. www.britannica.com › biography › Carl-SaganCarl Sagan | Biography, Education, Books, Cosmos, & Facts

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   Jul 31, 2024 · Carl Sagan (born November 9, 1934, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died December 20, 1996, Seattle, Washington) was an 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, nuclear weapons, and ...

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   What did Carl Sagan do?

   • 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.

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   Where did Carl Sagan go to college?

   • (Read Carl Sagan’s Britannica entry on extraterrestrial life.) Sagan attended the University of Chicago, where he earned a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in physics in 1955 and 1956, respectively, and a doctorate in astronomy and astrophysics in 1960.

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   What does Carl Sagan mean?

   • For other uses, see Carl Sagan (disambiguation). Carl Edward Sagan ( / ˈseɪɡən /; SAY-gən; November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, planetary scientist, and science communicator.

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   Does Carl Sagan want to find life?

   • In Carl Sagan: A Life in the Cosmos, a colleague of the astronomer is said to have remarked that Sagan “desperately wants to find life someplace, anyplace — on Mars, on Titan, in the solar system or outside of it. In all the divergent things he does, that is the unifying thread.”

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6. www.iflscience.com › shortly-before-his-death-carlShortly Before His Death, Carl Sagan Left A Message For The ...

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   "I'm Carl Sagan. This is a place where I often work in Ithaca, New York, near Cornell University. Maybe you can hear, in the background, a 200-foot [60-meter] waterfall, right nearby, which is ...

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7. www.space.com › 15994-carl-saganCarl Sagan: Cosmos, Pale Blue Dot & famous quotes | Space

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   Nov 22, 2021 · 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.

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8. www.wired.com › story › sagan-old-interviewTwenty Years after His Death, Carl Sagan Is Still Right | WIRED

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   Nov 9, 2017 · Twenty years ago I called Carl Sagan to ask him why people believed crazy stuff.. Sagan—astronomer, creator of the “golden record” messages to any aliens who might find the Voyager space ...

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   Nov 9, 2023 · Learn how Carl Sagan, a multifaceted American scientist, contributed to astronomy, cosmology, astrobiology and popular science. Explore his discoveries, achievements, advocacy and influence on NASA, the search for life and the public.