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Carl Sagan

Carl Sagan

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09 Nov 1934
20 Dec 1996
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Carl Edward Sagan (November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, science popularizer, and science communicator in astronomy and other natural sciences. He is best known for his work as a science popularizer and communicator. His best known scientific contribution is research on extraterrestrial life, including experimental demonstration of the production of amino acids from basic chemicals by radiation. Sagan assembled the ...

Also Known As

Carl Edward Sagan, Καρλ Σέιγκαν , Καρλ Έντουαρντ Σέιγκαν , Карл Эдвард Саган

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