Carl Sagan
Sagan in 1994
Born	Carl Edward Sagan November 9, 1934 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	December 20, 1996 (aged 62) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Resting place	Lake View Cemetery (Ithaca, New York)
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Chicago
Known for	Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Cosmos: A Personal Voyage Cosmos Voyager Golden Record Pioneer plaque The Dragons of Eden Contact Pale Blue Dot The Demon-Haunted World
Spouse(s)	Lynn Margulis (m. 1957; div. 1965) Linda Salzman (m. 1968; div. 1981) Ann Druyan (m. 1981)
Children	5, including Sasha, Dorion and Nick
Awards	Klumpke-Roberts Award (1974) NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal (1977) Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction (1978) Oersted Medal (1990) Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science (1993) National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal (1994)
Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy Astrophysics Cosmology Astrobiology Space science Planetary science
Institutions	Cornell University Harvard University Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory University of California, Berkeley
Thesis	Physical studies of planets (1960)
Doctoral advisor	Gerard Kuiper
Doctoral students	Clark Chapman James B. Pollack Owen Toon
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Books:

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1. The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
   

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2. The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God
   

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3. The Cosmic Connection: An Extraterrestrial Perspective
   

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4. Pale Blue Dot
   

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5. Billions and Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium
   

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6. Cosmos
   

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7. Dragons of Eden
   

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8. Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
   

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9. Contact
   

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10. Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science
    

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11. The Nuclear Winter: The World After Nuclear War
    

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12. Intelligent Life in the Universe (Part I)
    

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13. Intelligent Life in the Universe (Part II)
    

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14. Intelligent Life in the Universe (Part III)
    

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Papers:

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• Nuclear Winter: Global Consequences of Multiple Nuclear Explosions
• A search for life on Earth from the Galileo spacecraft
• A Message from Earth
• Can We Know the Universe?
• Why we need to understand science: Ignorance of science threatens our economic well-being, national security, and the democratic process. We must do better