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Carl Sagan
American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author (1934–1996)
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 9 November 1934
- Died
- 20 December 1996
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Place of death
- Seattle
- Sex or gender
- male
- Family name
- Sagan
- Field of work
- astrobiology, planetary science, astrophysics, scientific skepticism, astronomy, popular science
- Occupation
- cosmologist, astrophysicist, novelist, planetary scientist, space scientist, science communicator, science fiction writer, science writer, astronomer, university teacher, writer, non-fiction writer
- Citizenship
- United States
- Religion
- agnosticism
- Awards
- Solstice Award, Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, Humanist of the Year, James Parks Morton Interfaith Award, Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science, Oersted Medal, Klumpke-Roberts Award, New Jersey Hall of Fame, Leo Szilard Lectureship Award, Gerard P. Kuiper Prize, NAS Public Welfare Medal, Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- contributed to creative work
- Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
- described by source
- Astronomers: A Biographical Reference, Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
- doctoral advisor
- Gerard Kuiper
- doctoral student
- James B. Pollack, Steven Squyres, Steven Soter, Owen Toon
- employer
- Cornell University
- Erdős number
- 4
- languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- manner of death
- natural causes
- medical condition
- myelodysplastic syndrome
- member of
- American Philosophical Society, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, International Astronomical Union, American Astronomical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, Project A119
- name in native language
- Carl Edward Sagan
- nominated for
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
- notable work
- The Demon-Haunted World, Pale Blue Dot, Cosmos, Contact, Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science
- place of burial
- Lake View Cemetery
- social media followers
- 92100, 100000, 131000, 145000, 160000
- topic has template
- Template:Carl Sagan
- topic's main category
- Category:Carl Sagan
- writing language
- English
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