Carl Sagan

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
author
cosmologist
science communicator
astrophysicist
gptkbp:advocatesFor space exploration
nuclear disarmament
scientific skepticism
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Emmy_Award
gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize
gptkb:NASA_Distinguished_Public_Service_Medal
Planetary Society's Cosmos Award
gptkbp:born November 9, 1934
gptkbp:children gptkb:Nicholas_Sagan
gptkb:Dorion_Sagan
gptkbp:contributedTo Planetary Society
Voyager Golden Record
SETI_(Search_for_Extraterrestrial_Intelligence)
gptkbp:died December 20, 1996
gptkbp:famousQuote “Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.”
“The cosmos is all that is or ever was or ever will be.”
“The universe is a pretty big place. If it's just us, seems like an awful waste of space.”
“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.”
“We are made of star-stuff.”
gptkbp:field science popularization
planetary science
exobiology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Carl Sagan
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Bill_Nye
Neil deGrasse Tyson
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkb:Carl_Friedrich_Gauss
Giovanni Schiaparelli
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Cosmos:_A_Personal_Journey
Pale Blue Dot
The Demon-Haunted World
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Linda_Salzman_Sagan
gptkb:Ann_Druyan
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:The_Varieties_of_Scientific_Experience
gptkb:Broca's_Brain
Contact
Cosmos
The Pale Blue Dot