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| name = [[Person_First_Name:=Carl]] [[Person_Last_Name:=Sagan]]
| name = [[Person_First_Name:=Carl]] [[Person_Last_Name:=Sagan]]
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| birth_date = [[Birth Date:=1934-11-09|[[1934-11-09]]]]
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| death_date = [[December/20|December 20]], [[Death_Year:=1996|[[1996]]]]
| death_date = [[Death Date:=1996-12-20|[[1996-12-20]]]]
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| occupation = [[NAICS/54|Astronomer]]
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'''Carl Edward Sagan''' ([[November/9|November 9]], [[1934]] – [[December/20|December 20]], [[1996]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[astronomer]], [[Astrobiology|astrobiologist]], and highly successful science popularizer. He pioneered [[Astrobiology|exobiology]] and promoted the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence ([[SETI]]). He is world-famous for writing [[popular science]] books and for co-writing and presenting the award-winning 1980 television series ''[[Cosmos: A Personal Voyage]]'', then the most-watched [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] program of all time<ref> According to [http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level2/sagan.html nasa.gov], [http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0187957.html], [http://www.seasky.org/spacexp/sky5e08.html] and [http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/information/biography/pqrst/sagan_carl.html]</ref> until 1990's [[The Civil War (documentary)|''The Civil War'']]. A [[Cosmos (book)|book]] to accompany the program was also published. He also wrote the novel [[Contact (novel)|''Contact'']], the basis for the 1997 [[Contact (film)|film of the same name]] starring [[Jodie Foster]]. During his lifetime, Sagan published more than 600 scientific papers and popular articles and was author, co-author, or editor of more than 20 books. In his works, he frequently advocated [[scientific skepticism]], [[humanism]], and the [[scientific method]].
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'''Carl Edward Sagan''' ([[November_9|November 9]], [[1934]] – [[December_20|December 20]], [[1996]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[astronomer]], [[Astrobiology|astrobiologist]], and highly successful science popularizer. He pioneered [[Astrobiology|exobiology]] and promoted the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence ([[SETI]]). He is world-famous for writing [[popular science]] books and for co-writing and presenting the award-winning 1980 television series ''[[Cosmos: A Personal Voyage]]'', then the most-watched [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] program of all time<ref> According to [http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level2/sagan.html nasa.gov], [http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0187957.html], [http://www.seasky.org/spacexp/sky5e08.html] and [http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/information/biography/pqrst/sagan_carl.html]</ref> until 1990's [[The Civil War (documentary)|''The Civil War'']]. A [[Cosmos (book)|book]] to accompany the program was also published. He also wrote the novel [[Contact (novel)|''Contact'']], the basis for the 1997 [[Contact (film)|film of the same name]] starring [[Jodie Foster]]. During his lifetime, Sagan published more than 600 scientific papers and popular articles and was author, co-author, or editor of more than 20 books. In his works, he frequently advocated [[scientific skepticism]], [[humanism]], and the [[scientific method]].
==Education and scientific career==
==Education and scientific career==
* [[Carl Sagan Memorial Award]] - Named in his honor
* [[Carl Sagan Memorial Award]] - Named in his honor
* Named 99th "[[Greatest American]]" on the [[June 5]] [[2005]] "Greatest American" show on the [[Discovery Channel]].
* Named 99th "[[Greatest American]]" on the [[June 5]] [[2005]] "Greatest American" show on the [[Discovery Channel]].
==Personal Information==
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| physical = [[Person_Race:=White]] [[Person_Gender:=Male]]
| education = [[Education_Level1_Degree:=B.S.]], [[Education_Level1_Major:=Physics]], [[Education_Level1_Institution:=University of Chicago]], [[Education_Level1_Year:=1955]]
| occupation = [[NAICS_Code1_Title:=Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools|[[NAICS/61|Educator]]]]
}}
==Books and media==
==Books and media==
*[http://science.discovery.com/convergence/cosmos/cosmos.html 25th anniversary rebroadcast of ''Cosmos'' on The Science Channel] - includes a brief biography of Sagan.
*[http://science.discovery.com/convergence/cosmos/cosmos.html 25th anniversary rebroadcast of ''Cosmos'' on The Science Channel] - includes a brief biography of Sagan.
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