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Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan (1934–1996) was an American astronomer, cosmologist and science communicator who popularized science and pioneered exobiology. He is renowned for his novel Contact and his appearance in the television series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage.
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Sagan was married three times. He first married Lynn Margulis in 1957. In 1968, he married Linda Salzmann.
In 1981, he married Ann Druyan, who was a collaborator with him on the Cosmos project. They both collaborated on many projects until Sagan's death in 1996.
What did Carl Sagan do for a living?
Carl Sagan was born on 9/9/1934 & died on 12/20/1996. He lived in Brooklyn New York. He was a consultant & adviser for N.A.S.A. in the 1950's.he briefed the Apollo astronauts before their flights to the Moon, and was an experimenter on the Mariner, Viking, Voyager, and Galileo expeditions to the planets. He helped solve the mysteries of the high temperature of Venus (a massive greenhouse effect), the seasonal changes on Mars (windblown dust) and the reddish haze of Titan (complex organic molecules).
For his work, Dr. Sagan received the NASA Medals for Exceptional Scientific Achievement and for Distinguished Public Service twice, as well as the NASA Apollo Achievement Award.
Asteroid 2709 Sagan is named after him. He was also given the John F. Kennedy Astronautics Award of the American Astronautical Society, the Explorers Club 75th Anniversary Award, the Konstantin Tsiolokovsky Medal of the Soviet Cosmonautics Federation, and the Masursky Award of the American Astronomical Society:
"...for his extraordinary contributions to the development of planetary science... As a scientist trained in both astronomy and biology, Dr. Sagan made seminal contributions to the study of planetary atmospheres, planetary surfaces, the history of the Earth, and exobiology. Many of the most productive planetary scientists working today are his present and former students and associates." He is also the 1994 recipient of the Public Welfare Medal, the highest award of the National Academy of Sciences for "distinguished contributions in the application of science to the public welfare."
Why did Carl Sagan study planets?
The majority of Sagan's work in the scientific community revolved around the planet Venus.
Carl Sagan was born November 9, 1934 and, sadly, died on December 20, 1996
What is the main story line of the book 'Cosmos' by Carl Sagan?
The story is based around the 15 billion years of cosmic evolution and the transformation of matter and life grew into conciseness to life as we know it. It looks at the scientific growth with civilisation.
Carl Sagan died on December 20, 1996. He was 62 years old.
What is carl sagan favorite color?
Carl Sagan's favorite color was reportedly purple. He often expressed a fondness for this color, which he associated with the beauty of the cosmos and the wonder of the universe. Sagan's appreciation for purple also reflected his broader love for science and the natural world.
I have heard that he was a Freemason, but what difference would that make to anything?
What is standard of evidence did Carl Sagan use in his work?
Scientific evidence.
That which manifests itself in the real world to our observation by senses or instrumentality. Or that which can be inferred from the former constraint.
What is Carl Sagan's religion?
Sagan himself answered this, "I'm agnostic."; which simply means he does not know if there is a god or what the nature of god might be and does not believe that this is knowable.
However admitting not knowing something does not prevent having an opinion on the subject and developing personal beliefs. For Sagan these personal beliefs leaned towards a form of pantheism comparable to Einstein's belief in Spinoza's God. His son, Dorion Sagan said, "My father believed in the God of Spinoza and Einstein."
Therefore one could call Carl Sagan a pantheistic agnostic (i.e. an agnostic that has voluntarily chosen to believe in pantheism without requiring evidence for it).
Carl Sagan had empathy for all life. -
"Humans - who enslave, castrate, experiment on, and fillet other animals - have had an understandable penchant for pretending animals do not feel pain. A sharp distinction between humans and "animals" is essential if we are to bend them to our will, make them work for us, wear them, eat them - without any disquieting tinges of guilt or regret. It is unseemly of us, who often behave so unfeelingly toward other animals, to contend that only humans can suffer. The behavior of other animals renders such pretensions specious. They are just too much like us."
-from Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, 1992
However, despite this and other passages in Sagan's work, it is difficult to find any evidence that Sagan was a vegetarian or vegan.
Who are some famous people named Carl?
Some famous Carls are Carl Weathers, Carl Sagan, Carl Alfalfa Switzer, Carl Lewis, Carl Edwards, Carl Bernstein, Carl Yastrzemski, Carl Reiner, and Carl Banks.
Which year did Carl Sagan go to the moon?
That has an easy answer: Carl Sagan was a scientist, not an astronaut. He did not go to the moon.
How many claws can a snake have Carl Sagan claims the mamba has four one for each vestigial leg.?
I believe Boas and Pythons are the only snakes with 'claws'. (claws being known to me as 'spurs') Ah, claws may also refer to the fact some species of snake retain a pelvic girdle with a pair of vestigal claws on either side of the cloaca.
