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'''Carl Edward Sagan'''  (1934-11-09 - 1996-12-20) was an American astronomer, science communicator, and author.
 
'''Carl Edward Sagan'''  (1934-11-09 - 1996-12-20) was an American astronomer, science communicator, and author.
  
I first learned about Carl Sagan in middle school when one of my teachers showed us an except from [[Cosmos: A Personal Voyage]]. I thought his intonation was hilarious, but it was so memorable, it made me interested in what he was talking about. I has seen various clips from ''Cosmos'' later in school, sometimes on [[Nova]], and much later on the Internet. I saw the film adaption of ''[[Contact (film)|Contact]]'' not long after it came out, which I really enjoyed at the time, and that caused my to seek out the ''Cosmos'' series which I have since watched several times through. After finding ''[[Contact]]'' in hard cover for only a buck, I tried reading it and was surprised at how well-written it was. After that, I read several more of Sagan's books, and have enjoyed all of them.
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I first learned about Carl Sagan in middle school when one of my teachers showed us an except from ''[[Cosmos: A Personal Voyage]]''. I thought his intonation was hilarious, but it was so memorable, it made me interested in what he was talking about. I has seen various clips from ''Cosmos'' later in school, sometimes on [[Nova]], and much later on the Internet. I saw the film adaption of ''[[Contact (film)|Contact]]'' not long after it came out, which I really enjoyed at the time, and that caused my to seek out the ''Cosmos'' series which I have since watched several times through. After finding ''[[Contact]]'' in hard cover for only a buck, I tried reading it and was surprised at how well-written it was. After that, I read several of Sagan's non-fiction books, and have enjoyed all of them.
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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| [[The Cosmic Connection: An Extraterrestrial Perspective]] || 1973-??-?? ||  ||  
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| ''[[The Cosmic Connection: An Extraterrestrial Perspective]]'' || 1973-??-?? ||  ||  
 
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| [[The Dragons of Eden: Speculations On the Evolution of Human Intelligence]] || 1977-??-?? ||  ||  
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| ''[[The Dragons of Eden: Speculations On the Evolution of Human Intelligence]]'' || 1977-??-?? ||  ||  
 
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| [[Broca's Brain: Reflections On the Romance of Science]] || 1979-??-?? ||  ||  
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| ''[[Broca's Brain: Reflections On the Romance of Science]]'' || 1979-??-?? ||  ||  
 
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| [[Cosmos]] || 1980-??-?? || US 1st edition, hardcover || 4
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| ''[[Cosmos]]'' || 1980-??-?? || US 1st edition, hardcover || 5
 
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| [[The Cold and the Dark: The World After Nuclear War]] || 1984-??-?? ||  ||  
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| ''[[The Cold and the Dark: The World After Nuclear War]]'' || 1984-??-?? ||  ||  
 
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| [[Contact]] || 1985-09-?? || US 1st edition, hardcover || 2
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| ''[[Contact]]'' || 1985-09-?? || US 1st edition, hardcover || 2
 
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| [[Comet (book)|Comet]] || 1985-??-?? ||  ||  
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| ''[[Comet (book)|Comet]]'' || 1985-??-?? ||  ||  
 
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| [[Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors: A Search For Who We Are]] || 1993-10-?? ||  ||  
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| ''[[Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors: A Search For Who We Are]]'' || 1993-10-?? ||  ||  
 
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| [[The Demon-Haunted World: Science As a Candle In the Dark]] || 1995-??-?? || Paperback || 1
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| ''[[The Demon-Haunted World: Science As a Candle In the Dark]]'' || 1995-??-?? || Paperback || 1
 
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| [[Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future In Space]] || 1994-??-?? ||  ||  
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| ''[[Pale Blue Dot|Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future In Space]]'' || 1994-11-08 ||  || 4
 
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| [[Billions and Billions|Billions and Billions]] || 1997-??-?? || US 1st edition, hardcover || 3
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| ''[[Billions and Billions|Billions and Billions]]'' || 1997-??-?? || US 1st edition, hardcover || 3
 
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| [[The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search For God]] || 2006-11-02 ||  ||  
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| ''[[The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search For God]]'' || 2006-11-02 ||  ||  
 
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! Title !! Publication Date !! Rank
 
! Title !! Publication Date !! Rank
 
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| [[Cosmos: A Personal Voyage]] || 1980-09-28 || 1
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| ''[[Cosmos: A Personal Voyage]]'' || 1980-09-28 || 1
 
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| [[Contact (film)|Contact]] || 1997-07-11 || 2
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| ''[[Contact (film)|Contact]]'' || 1997-07-11 || 2
 
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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Alternate Heavy Metal Logos - Carl Sagan.png|Carl Sagan as a heavy metal logo.
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</gallery>
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan] - Wikipedia.
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{{Link|Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan}}
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{{Link|Official|http://carlsagan.com}}
  
  
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Revision as of 14:58, 20 September 2019

Carl Sagan, 1994

Carl Edward Sagan (1934-11-09 - 1996-12-20) was an American astronomer, science communicator, and author.

I first learned about Carl Sagan in middle school when one of my teachers showed us an except from Cosmos: A Personal Voyage. I thought his intonation was hilarious, but it was so memorable, it made me interested in what he was talking about. I has seen various clips from Cosmos later in school, sometimes on Nova, and much later on the Internet. I saw the film adaption of Contact not long after it came out, which I really enjoyed at the time, and that caused my to seek out the Cosmos series which I have since watched several times through. After finding Contact in hard cover for only a buck, I tried reading it and was surprised at how well-written it was. After that, I read several of Sagan's non-fiction books, and have enjoyed all of them.

Bibliography

If the rank is missing, I haven't yet read the book.

Title Publication Date Own Rank
The Cosmic Connection: An Extraterrestrial Perspective 1973-??-??
The Dragons of Eden: Speculations On the Evolution of Human Intelligence 1977-??-??
Broca's Brain: Reflections On the Romance of Science 1979-??-??
Cosmos 1980-??-?? US 1st edition, hardcover 5
The Cold and the Dark: The World After Nuclear War 1984-??-??
Contact 1985-09-?? US 1st edition, hardcover 2
Comet 1985-??-??
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors: A Search For Who We Are 1993-10-??
The Demon-Haunted World: Science As a Candle In the Dark 1995-??-?? Paperback 1
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future In Space 1994-11-08 4
Billions and Billions 1997-??-?? US 1st edition, hardcover 3
The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search For God 2006-11-02

Filmography

Title Publication Date Rank
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage 1980-09-28 1
Contact 1997-07-11 2

Gallery

Links

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