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About Carl!Born November 9, 1934 HomeTown- Brooklyn New York

CollegesCornell University

Harvard University University of Chicago

Scientific AchievementsSagan's contributions were central to the

discovery of the high surface temperatures of the planet Venus.

Sagan was among the first to hypothesize that Saturn's moon Titan might possess oceans of liquid compounds on its surface and that Jupiter's moon Europa might possess subsurface oceans of water.

Early Education and CareerSagan was associated with the American

space program from its inception. From the 1950s onward, he worked as an advisor to NASA, where one of his many duties included briefing the Apollo astronauts before their flights to the Moon.

Scientific AdvocacyAt the height of the Cold War, Sagan became

involved in public awareness efforts for the effects of nuclear war when a mathematical climate model suggested that a substantial nuclear exchange could upset the delicate balance of life on Earth.

DeathAfter a long and difficult fight with

myelodysplasia, which included three bone marrow transplants, Sagan died of pneumonia at the age of 62 at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington, on December 20, 1996.

Awards and HonorsAnnual Award for Television ExcellenceNASA Distinguished Public Service MedalHumanist of the Year John F. Kennedy Astronautics Award

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Sagan’s Famous Quotes Imagination will often carry us to worlds that

never were. But without it we go nowhere. In order to make an apple pie from scratch,

you must first create the universe.

But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright Brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.