Carl Sagan (1934–1996)
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A respected planetary scientist best known outside the field for his popularizations of astronomy, Carl Sagan was born in New York City on November 9, 1934. He attended the University of Chicago, where he received a B.A. in 1954, a B.S. in 1955, and a M.S. in 1956 in physics as well as a Ph.D. in visa mer 1960 in astronomy and astrophysics. He has several early scholarly achievements including the experimental demonstration of the synthesis of the energy-carrying molecule ATP (adenosine triphosphate) in primitive-earth experiments. Another was the proposal that the greenhouse effect explained the high temperature of the surface of Venus. He was also one of the driving forces behind the mission of the U.S. satellite Viking to the surface of Mars. He was part of a team that investigated the effects of nuclear war on the earth's climate - the "nuclear winter" scenario. Sagan's role in developing the "Cosmos" series, one of the most successful series of any kind to be broadcast on the Public Broadcasting System, and his book The Dragons of Eden (1977) won the Pulitzer Prize in 1978. He also wrote the novel Contact, which was made into a movie starring Jodie Foster. He died from pneumonia on December 20, 1996. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre
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Verk av Carl Sagan
Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium (1997) 2,354 exemplar
The Music of Cosmos: Selections from the Score of the Television Series "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan 4 exemplar
Space Age Dreamer 3 exemplar
Cosmos, Episode 8 3 exemplar
Cosmos, Episode 3 3 exemplar
Cosmos, Episode 7 3 exemplar
Cosmos, Episode 13 3 exemplar
Origins of Life 3 exemplar
Cosmos: Carl Sagan, Disc 6, Episode 10-11 2 exemplar
COSMOS DISC 5 2 exemplar
Cosmos: Carl Sagan, Disc 7, Episode 12-13 2 exemplar
Carl Sagan's Cosmos [DVD] [1980] 2 exemplar
Cosmos, Episodes 5 & 6 2 exemplar
COSMOS DISC 3 2 exemplar
Works by Carl Sagan (Study Guide): Cosmos: a Personal Voyage, Pale Blue Dot, Contact, the Demon-Haunted World, the… (2010) 2 exemplar
Cosmos, Episode 5: Blues for a Red Planet 2 exemplar
Cosmos, Episodes 3 & 4 2 exemplar
Untitled on Mars 2 exemplar
Cosmos. capítulo 4. El filo de la eternidad 2 exemplar
Cosmos, Episodes 1 & 2 2 exemplar
Cosmos. capítulo 10. Cielo e infierno 2 exemplar
Cosmos. capítulo 9. La armonía de los mundos 2 exemplar
To Preserve A World Graced By Life 2 exemplar
sagan 2 exemplar
A glorious dawn [single] 1 exemplar
Experiments in Utopias 1 exemplar
The Variety of Supernatural Experience, excerpt NATURAL HISTORY, 105, no. 2, (1996): 16-17 1 exemplar
Cosmos 1980 publication. 1 exemplar
Cosmos. La vida de las estrellas 1 exemplar
コスモス(宇宙) 第4巻 : 果てしない宇宙へ向かって : 過去と未来へのタイムトラベル 1 exemplar
NOVA: The Case of the Ancient Astronauts 1 exemplar
Cosmos, Episodes 7 & 8 1 exemplar
Articles 1 exemplar
Reflections on the Universe 1 exemplar
Cosmos. capítulo 6. Enciclopedia galáctica 1 exemplar
Cosmos Boxed Set (Collector's Edition) [VHS] 1 exemplar
Cosmos: Carl Sagan, Disc 4, Episode 6-7 1 exemplar
COSMOS DISC2 1 exemplar
Cosmos, Episodes 11 & 12 — Författare — 1 exemplar
Cosmos, Episodes 9 & 10 1 exemplar
Cosmos: Carl Sagan, Disc 2, Episode 2-3 1 exemplar
コスモス(宇宙) 第3巻 : 人類と宇宙のかかわりあい : 人間と異星人を形づくるもの 1 exemplar
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The Space-Gods Revealed: A Close Look at the Theories of Erich Von Daniken (1976) — Förord — 64 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVI, No. 8 (August 1976) (1976) — Bidragsgivare — 26 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCII, No. 2 (October 1973) (1973) — Bidragsgivare — 22 exemplar
Life in the Universe: Scientific American : A Special Issue (Scientific American, a Special Issue) (1995) — Bidragsgivare — 20 exemplar
The Making of a Soviet Scientist: My Adventures in Nuclear Fusion and Space From Stalin to Star Wars (1994) — Förord, vissa utgåvor — 19 exemplar
NOVA: The Case of the Ancient Astronauts [1978 TV episode] — Berättare — 3 exemplar
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- Vedertaget namn
- Sagan, Carl
- Namn enligt folkbokföringen
- Sagan, Carl Edward
- Födelsedag
- 1934-11-09
- Avled
- 1996-12-20
- Begravningsplats
- Lakeview Cemetery, Ithaca, New York, USA
- Kön
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Födelseort
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Dödsort
- Seattle, Washington, USA
- Dödsorsak
- pneumonia
- Bostadsorter
- Ithaca, New York, USA
Rathway, New Jersey, USA - Utbildning
- University of Chicago (BA ∙ 1954 ∙ BS ∙ Physics ∙ 1955)
University of Chicago (MS ∙ Physics ∙ 1956)
University of Chicago (Ph.D ∙ Astronomy and Astrophysics ∙ 1960) - Yrken
- astronomer
science writer
scientist
professor
television presenter
physicist - Relationer
- Margulis, Lynn (first wife)
Druyan, Ann (third wife)
Sagan, Dorion (son)
Sagan, Nick (son)
Salzman, Linda (second wife) - Organisationer
- Cornell University
Harvard University
American Astronautical Society
American Astronomical Society
American Geophysical Union
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (visa alla 15)
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Children's Health Fund Advisory Board
Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CISCOP)
Council for a Livable World
Council on Foreign Relations
Federation of American Scientists
Guggenheim Foundation
International Academy of Humanism
Planetary Society - Priser och utmärkelser
- Fellow, American Physical Society (1989)
American Philosophical Society (1995)
International Space Hall of Fame (2004)
Pulitzer Prize (1978)
John F. Kennedy Astronautics Award (1982)
Joseph Priestley Award (1976) (visa alla 32)
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky Medal (Awarded by the Soviet Cosmonauts Federation, 1987)
Harold Masursky Award for Meritorious Service to Planetary Science (1991)
Explorers Club, Lowell Thomas Award (1980)
Oersted Medal (1990, American Association of Physics Teachers)
Public Welfare Medal (1994)
NASA Distinguished Service Medal (1977)
Emmy (Outstanding Individual Achievement, 1981)
Emmy (Outstanding Informational Series, 1981)
Humanist of the Year (1981)
Hugo Award (1981, 1988)
Isaac Asimov Award (1994)
Peabody Award (1980)
Klumpke-Roberts Award (1974)
Golden Plate Award (1975)
Locus Award (1986)
Grand-Cross, Order of Saint James of the Sword (1998)
Pantheon of Skeptics (2011)
NASA Apollo Achievement Award (1970)
Prix Galabert (1973)
Peter Lavan Award (1984)
New Priorities Award (1984)
Sidney Hillman Foundation Prize Award (1984)
SANE National Peace Award (1984)
Olive Branch Award (1984, 1986, 1989)
Leo Szilard Award for Physics in the Public Interest (1985)
Nahum Goldmann Medal (1986) - Agent
- Morton Janklow
- Kort biografi
- Carl Edward Sagan (November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, astrophysicist, author, and highly successful popularizer of astronomy, astrophysics and other natural sciences. He pioneered 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, which has been seen by more than 500 million people in over 60 countries.[2] A book to accompany the program was also published. He also wrote the novel Contact, the basis for the 1997 film of the same name. 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 skeptical inquiry, secular humanism, and the scientific method.
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- 90
- Även av
- 18
- Medlemmar
- 42,253
- Popularitet
- #406
- Betyg
- 4.1
- Recensioner
- 501
- ISBN
- 543
- Språk
- 27
- Favoritmärkt
- 257
I wish we had people like Carl Sagan in public space today. His expertise and sensibility are still unmatched.