Carl Sagan
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Summary
Carl Sagan was born in Brooklyn[1]. He died in Seattle[2]. He worked as a cosmologist[3], astrophysicist[4], novelist[5], planetary scientist[6], and space scientist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.26% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,525 views/month, #2,595 of 1,000,298).[8]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Lake View Cemetery[9]
- Spouse: Linda Salzman Sagan[10], Lynn Margulis[11], Ann Druyan[12]
- Child: Dorion Sagan[13], Jeremy Sagan[14], Nick Sagan[15], Sasha Sagan[16], Samuel Sagan[17]
- Country of citizenship: United States[18]
- Occupation: science communicator[19], science fiction writer[20], science writer[21], astronomer[22], university teacher[23], writer[24], non-fiction writer[25], physicist[26], screenwriter[27], naturalist[28], television presenter[29]
- Field of work: astrobiology[30], planetary science[31], astrophysics[32], scientific skepticism[33], astronomy[34], popular science[35]
- Employer: Cornell University[36]
- Educated at: University of Chicago[37], Rahway High School[38]
- Doctoral advisor: Gerard Kuiper[39]
- Award received: Solstice Award[40], Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction[41], Humanist of the Year[42], James Parks Morton Interfaith Award[43], Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science[44], Oersted Medal[45], Klumpke-Roberts Award[46], New Jersey Hall of Fame[47], Leo Szilard Lectureship Award[48], Gerard P. Kuiper Prize[49], NAS Public Welfare Medal[50], Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry[51], NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal[52], NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal[53]
- Religion or worldview: agnosticism[54]
- Sex or gender: male[55]
- Doctoral student: James B. Pollack[56], Steven Squyres[57], Steven Soter[58], Owen Toon[59]
- Commons category: Carl Sagan[60]
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Type: Person[61]
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Country: US[62]
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Began / founded: 1934-11-09[63]
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Ended / dissolved: 1996-12-20[64]
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Community tags: astronomer, essayist, physicist[65]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Carl Sagan include extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence[67], 2709 Sagan[68], Carl Sagan Medal for Excellence in Public Communication in Planetary Science[69], Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science[70], Carl Sagan Memorial Award[71], Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization[72], and Sagan[73].
Why It Matters
Carl Sagan has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[74] He is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[75]
He has been cited as an influence by Neil deGrasse Tyson[76], an astrophysicist[77], b. 1958[78], of United States[79], awarded the Isaac Asimov Science Award[80], specialised in astrophysics[81]; Steven Novella[82], a neurologist[83], b. 1964[84], of United States[85], awarded the Robert B. Balles Prize in Critical Thinking[86], specialised in neurologist[87]; Steven Soter[88], an astrophysicist[89], b. 1943[90], of United States[91], awarded the Primetime Emmy Award[92], specialised in physical cosmology[93]; and John Call Cook[94], an academic[95], 1918–2012[96], of United States[97], specialised in geophysics[98].
He is credited with the discovery of tholin[99], a chemical substance[100] and carbon chauvinism[101], a hypothesis[102]. Works attributed to him include Contact[103], a literary work[104]; The Demon-Haunted World[105], a literary work[106]; Cosmos[107]; Pale Blue Dot[108]; The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence[109]; and Billions and Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium[110]. Entities named for him include extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence[67], 2709 Sagan[68], Carl Sagan Medal for Excellence in Public Communication in Planetary Science[69], Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science[70], Carl Sagan Memorial Award[71], and Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization[72].
His notable doctoral advisees include Steven Soter[111], Steven Squyres[112], and James B. Pollack[113].
FAQs
Where was Carl Sagan born?
Carl Sagan was born in Brooklyn[1].
Where did Carl Sagan die?
Carl Sagan passed away in Seattle[2].
Who was Carl Sagan married to?
Carl Sagan's spouses include Linda Salzman Sagan[10], Lynn Margulis[11], and Ann Druyan[12].
What did Carl Sagan do for work?
Carl Sagan worked as a cosmologist[3], astrophysicist[4], novelist[5], planetary scientist[6], and space scientist[7].
Where did Carl Sagan go to school?
Carl Sagan was educated at University of Chicago[37] and Rahway High School[38].
What awards did Carl Sagan receive?
Honors received include Solstice Award[40], Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction[41], Humanist of the Year[42], and James Parks Morton Interfaith Award[43].
Who did Carl Sagan influence?
Carl Sagan has been cited as an influence by Neil deGrasse Tyson[76], Steven Novella[82], Steven Soter[88], and John Call Cook[94].
What did Carl Sagan discover?
Carl Sagan is credited as discoverer of tholin[99] and carbon chauvinism[101].