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 (50,983 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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Works and Contributions
Things named for Carl Sagan include extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence[61], 2709 Sagan[62], Carl Sagan Medal for Excellence in Public Communication in Planetary Science[63], Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science[64], Carl Sagan Memorial Award[65], Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization[66], and Sagan[67].
Why It Matters
Carl Sagan has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[68] He is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[69]
He has been cited as an influence by Neil deGrasse Tyson[70], an astrophysicist[71], b. 1958[72], of United States[73], awarded the Isaac Asimov Science Award[74], specialised in astrophysics[75]; Steven Novella[76], a neurologist[77], b. 1964[78], of United States[79], awarded the Robert B. Balles Prize in Critical Thinking[80], specialised in neurologist[81]; Steven Soter[82], an astrophysicist[83], b. 1943[84], of United States[85], awarded the Primetime Emmy Award[86], specialised in physical cosmology[87]; and John Call Cook[88], an academic[89], 1918–2012[90], of United States[91], specialised in geophysics[92].
He is credited with the discovery of tholin[93], a chemical substance[94] and carbon chauvinism[95], a hypothesis[96]. Works attributed to him include Contact[97], a literary work[98]; The Demon-Haunted World[99], a literary work[100]; Cosmos[101]; Pale Blue Dot[102]; The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence[103]; and Billions and Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium[104]. Entities named for him include extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence[61], 2709 Sagan[62], Carl Sagan Medal for Excellence in Public Communication in Planetary Science[63], Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science[64], Carl Sagan Memorial Award[65], and Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization[66].
His notable doctoral advisees include Steven Soter[105], Steven Squyres[106], and James B. Pollack[107].
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[70], Steven Novella[76], Steven Soter[82], and John Call Cook[88].
What did Carl Sagan discover?
Carl Sagan is credited as discoverer of tholin[93] and carbon chauvinism[95].