Carl Sagan Biography

Carl Sagan biography

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NAME: Carl Edward Sagan
OCCUPATION: Astronomer
BIRTH DATE: November 09, 1934
DEATH DATE: December 20, 1996
EDUCATION: University of Chicago, University of California

PLACE OF BIRTH: Brooklyn, New York
PLACE OF DEATH: Seattle, Washington

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Carl Sagan was one of the most well-known scientists during the 1970s and ‘80s. He studied extraterrestrial intelligence and advocated for nuclear disarmament.

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Astronomer Carl Sagan was born on November 9, 1934, in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from the University of Chicago and studied planets and extraterrestrial intelligence. He was named director of Cornell’s Laboratory for Planetary Studies in 1968. Being against nuclear weapons, he introduced the idea of “nuclear winter” in 1983. He wrote several novels and the TV series Cosmos before his death in 1996.