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Carl Sagan
American scientist and science communicator (1934–1996)
For other uses, see Carl Sagan (disambiguation).
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Sagan in 1980 | |
| Born | Carl Edward Sagan (1934-11-09)November 9, 1934 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | December 20, 1996(1996-12-20) (aged 62) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Resting place | Lake View Cemetery |
| Education | University of Chicago (BA, BS, MS, PhD) |
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| Spouses | Lynn Margulis (m. 1957; div. 1965)Linda Salzman (m. 1968; div. 1981)Ann Druyan (m. 1981) |
| Children | 5, including Dorion, Nick, and Sasha |
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| Thesis | Physical studies of planets (1960) |
| Doctoral advisor | Gerard Kuiper |
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Carl Edward Sagan (; SAY-gən; November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, planetary scientist and science communicator. His best known scientif
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Carl Sagan (1934-1996)
Dedication of the Carl Sagan Center
By Leslie Mullen
NASA Astrobiology Institute
November 26, 2001
On Friday, November 9, 2001, on what would have been Carl Sagan’s 67th birthday, the NASA Ames Research Center dedicated the site for the Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Cosmos. The cornerstone for the new Center was unveiled during the dedication ceremony.
“Carl was an incredible visionary, and now his legacy can be preserved and advanced by a 2lst century research and education laboratory committed to enhancing our understanding of life in the universe and furthering the cause of space exploration for all time,” said NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin.
The nature of life on Earth and the search for life elsewhere are two sides of the same question – the search for who we are.- Carl Sagan
The Sagan Center will be located in the planned NASA Research Park at Moffett Field, California, adjacent to the NASA Ames Research Center. As currently planned, the project could include approximately 700,000 square feet of new c
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American Scientist
This Article From Issue
January-February 2000
Volume 88, Number 1
Carl Sagan: A Life. Keay Davidson. 512 pp. John Wiley and Sons, 1999. $30.
Carl Sagan: A Life in the Cosmos. William Poundstone. 449 pp. Henry Holt, 1999. $30.
Carl Sagan had an enormous impact on planetary science and science popularization. His successes and excesses will likely be debated for many years. Three years after Sagan's untimely death from cancer, we have two fine biographies to remind us of his achievements.
Both books contain the full sweep of Sagan's impact as a scientist and popularizer; the differences between them are in style and emphasis. William Poundstone's Carl Sagan: A Life in the Cosmos is stronger on the central scientific issues in Sagan’s career. For example, Poundstone gives an excellent description of the debates where Sagan stood at center stage: the evidence of life elsewhere in the solar system and the effects of nuclear war on global climate. Keay Davidson's Carl Sagan: A Life is richer in anecdotes and quotes. Davidson’s discussion of Sa
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