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Remembering Carl Sagan (November 9, 1934 -- December 20, 1996)
Today would have been Carl Sagan #39;s 78th birthday, and the past few years November 9th, the anniversary of his birth, has been designated as "Carl Sagan Day" by people who appreciate Sagan #39;s influence mdash; not only on science, but also the public #39;s understanding of it. Sagan passed away 16 years ago, but his words and inspiration live on for many of us through his books and recordings. Carl Edward Sagan was an American astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, science popularizer and science communicator in astronomy and natural sciences. He spent most of his career as a professor of astronomy at Cornell University where he directed the Laboratory for Planetary Studies. He published more than 600 scientific papers and articles and was author, co-author or editor of more than 20 books. He advocated scientifically skeptical inquiry and the scientific method, pioneered exobiology and promoted the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI). Sagan is known for his popular science books and for the award-winning 1980 television series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, which he narrated and co-wrote.The book Cosmos was published to accompany the series. Sagan wrote the novel Contact, the basis for a 1997 film of the same name.From:GremlinTaleViews:0 0ratingsTime:01:38More inScience Technology

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