Carl Sagan

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astronomer astrophysicist author cosmologist human science communicator television presenter university professor

Carl Sagan was an American astronomer, cosmologist, and science communicator best known for popularizing science through works like the book and television series "Cosmos."

Aliases (4)

Carl Sagan bibliography ×2
Carl Edward Sagan ×1
Sagan ×1
cosmic calendar ×1

Statements (79)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astronomer → astrophysicist → author → cosmologist → human → science communicator → television presenter → university professor →
academicDegree	Bachelor of Arts → Bachelor of Science → Doctor of Philosophy → Master of Science →
awardReceived	Emmy Award → Hugo Award → Locus Award → NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal → Oersted Medal → Peabody Award → Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction →
causeOfDeath	myelodysplastic syndrome → pneumonia →
child	Dorion Sagan → Nick Sagan →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1934-11-09 →
dateOfDeath	1996-12-20 →
educatedAt	University of Chicago → University of Chicago Laboratory Schools →
employer	Cornell University →
familyName	Sagan →
fieldOfWork	astrobiology → astronomy → cosmology → planetary science → science communication →
fullName	Carl Edward Sagan →
genre	popular science → science fiction →
givenName	Carl →
influenced	Ann Druyan → Bill Nye → Neil deGrasse Tyson → Seth MacFarlane →
involvedIn	Pioneer plaque project → SETI → Voyager Golden Record project →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	American Association for the Advancement of Science → American Astronomical Society → Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal →
movement	scientific skepticism → space advocacy →
name	Carl Sagan →
nationality	American →
notableIdea	cosmic calendar → nuclear winter → popularization of science → promotion of scientific skepticism →
notableQuote	Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. → Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. → We are made of star-stuff. →
notableWork	Broca's Brain → Contact → Cosmos → Cosmos: A Personal Voyage → Pale Blue Dot → The Demon-Haunted World → The Dragons of Eden →
placeOfBirth	Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States →
placeOfDeath	Seattle, Washington, United States →
positionHeld	Director of the Laboratory for Planetary Studies at Cornell University → Professor of Astronomy at Cornell University →
religion	agnosticism →
sexOrGender	male →
signatureWork	Cosmos: A Personal Voyage →
spouse	Ann Druyan → Linda Salzman Sagan → Lynn Margulis →
workLocation	Ithaca, New York, United States →

Referenced by (115)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
A Path Where No Man Thought → Broca's Brain → Contact → Cosmos (book) → Pale Blue Dot → Reflections on the Romance of Science → The Amniotic Universe → The Cosmic Connection → The Cosmic Connection → The Demon-Haunted World → The Dragon in My Garage → The Dragons of Eden → The Night Walkers → The Path to Freedom →	author
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage → Cosmos: A Personal Voyage → One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue → The Backbone of Night → The Edge of Forever → The Lives of the Planets → The Lives of the Stars → The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean → Who Speaks for Earth? →	presenter
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage → One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue → The Backbone of Night → The Edge of Forever → The Lives of the Planets → The Lives of the Stars → The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean → Who Speaks for Earth? →	narrator
Ann Druyan → Frank Drake → Jon Lomberg → Linda Salzman Sagan → Steven Soter →	collaboratedWith
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage → Ellie Arroway → Palmer Joss → Rachel Constantine → The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean →	creator
Humanist of the Year → National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal → Philip J. Klass Award → Public Welfare Medal →	notableRecipient
Ann Druyan → Ann Druyan → Linda Salzman Sagan → Lynn Margulis →	spouse
A Path Where No Man Thought → Pale Blue Dot → The Demon-Haunted World → The Night Walkers →	workOf
Cosmos Studios → Jon Lomberg → Pioneer plaque project →	associatedWith
Dorion Sagan → Nicholas Sagan → Nick Sagan →	father
Dorian Sagan → Nick Sagan → Sasha Sagan →	parent
Nicholas Sagan → Sasha Sagan →	childOf
David Drumlin → S. R. Hadden →	createdBy
Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal → The Planetary Society →	foundedBy
Cosmic Calendar → Encyclopaedia Galactica →	hasCreator
Neil deGrasse Tyson → Sasha Sagan →	influencedBy
Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal → Sagan family →	notableMember
Carl Sagan Productions → Cosmos franchise →	notablePerson
Pale Blue Dot ("Carl Sagan bibliography") → The Dragons of Eden ("Carl Sagan bibliography") →	partOf
Anchor Press →	associatedWithAuthor
Edenborn →	authorFather
The Lives of the Stars →	basedOnSeriesBy
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage →	coCreator
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage →	coWriter
Steven Soter →	coWroteWith
The Lives of the Stars →	creatorOfSeries
Carl Sagan bibliography →	describesWorksBy
Arecibo message →	designedBy
Pioneer plaque project →	designer
Carl Sagan ("Sagan") →	familyName
Blues for a Red Planet →	features
The Backbone of Night →	featuresPerson
Carl Sagan Productions →	founder
Carl Sagan ("Carl Edward Sagan") →	fullName
A Path Where No Man Thought →	hasContributor
Who Speaks for Earth? →	hasHost
The Dragons of Eden →	hasIllustrationsBy
Scientific American →	hasNotableContributor
Encyclopaedia Galactica →	hasPresenter
Dorian Sagan →	hasRelative
Lynn Petra Alexander →	hasSpouse
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage →	host
Voyager Golden Record project →	keyPerson
Carl Sagan →	name
Carl Sagan Productions →	namedAfter
Blues for a Red Planet →	narratedBy
Carl Sagan ("cosmic calendar") →	notableIdea
Sasha Sagan →	notableRelative
Ann Druyan →	partnerInWorkWith
Pioneer 10 →	PioneerPlaqueDesigners
Voyager Golden Record project →	projectLead
Frog →	relatedCodenameForSameCompany
Ship of the Imagination →	relatedTo
Blues for a Red Planet →	seriesCreator
Carl Sagan bibliography →	subjectOf
Who Speaks for Earth? →	writer