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Carl Sagan was an American astronomer, planetary scientist, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, science popularizer, and science communicator. He is best known as a science popularizer and communicator.
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Carl Sagan | |
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| Born | Carl Edward Sagan November 9, 1934 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 20, 1996 (aged 62) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Resting place | Lake View Cemetery (Ithaca, New York) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago (BA, BS, MS, PhD) |
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| Spouse(s) | Lynn Margulis
(m. 1957; div. 1965)Linda Salzman
(m. 1968; div. 1981)Ann Druyan
(m. 1981) |
| Children | 5, including Sasha, Dorion and Nick |
| Awards | Klumpke-Roberts Award (1974) NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal (1977) Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction (1978) Oersted Medal (1990) Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science (1993) National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal (1994) |
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| Thesis | Physical studies of planets (1960) |
| Doctoral advisor | Gerard Kuiper |
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