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Carl Sagan

Carl Sagan was an American Pulitzer-prize winning author and astrophysicist. Sagan is the author of more than 600 publications.

“For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.”

― Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
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American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author (1934–1996)

Born 9 November 1934
Died 20 December 1996

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  • Cover of: Cosmos
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  • Cover of: Contact: a novel
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  • Cover of: The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
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  • Cover of: The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
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  • Cover of: Broca's Brain
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  • Cover of: The cosmic connection: an extraterrestrial perspective
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    First published in 1973 — 19 editions
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  • Cover of: Billions and billions: thoughts on life and death at the brink of the millennium
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  • Cover of: Planets
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  • Cover of: Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
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  • Cover of: Intelligent Life
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  • Cover of: Shadows of forgotten ancestors: a search for who we are
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  • Cover of: Comet
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  • Cover of: A path where no man thought: nuclear winter and the end of the arms race
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  • Cover of: The varieties of scientific experience: a personal view of the search for god
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  • Cover of: The cold and the dark: the world after nuclear war
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    First published in 1984 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: Murmurs of earth: the Voyager interstellar record
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  • Cover of: UFO’s: A Scientific Debate
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  • Cover of: Planetary Atmospheres
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  • Cover of: Life in the Universe: Essays

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  • Cover of: Creations: the quest for origins in story and science
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American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author (1934–1996)

Born 9 November 1934
Died 20 December 1996

Subjects

Science, Life on other planets, Astronomy, Exploration, Planets, Long Now Manual for Civilization, New York Times reviewed, Popular works, Brain, Congresses, Environmental aspects, Extraterrestrial Environment, Intellect, Nuclear warfare, Origin, Outer space, Aspect de l'environnement, Astronomie, Atomkrieg, Brain. 0, Cerebro, Cerveau, Congrès, Cosmogony, Cosmology

Places

Outer space, Solar system, Comète de Halley, Halley's comet, Moon, Venus (Planet)

People

Carl Sagan (1934-1996), Paul Broca (1824-1880), Eleanor "Ellie" Arroway

Time

20th century, Generic present day

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January 13, 2025 Edited by raybb Edited without comment.
June 5, 2024 Edited by THAILSSON CLEMENTINO DE ANDRADE Edited without comment.
April 22, 2024 Edited by MARC Bot move website to links
March 28, 2024 Edited by bitnapper Edited without comment.
September 8, 2008 Edited by Edward Betts add a photograph and dates