Carl Sagan
Carl Edward Sagan (November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, science popularizer, and science communicator in astronomy and other natural sciences. He is best known for his work as a science popularizer and communicator. His best known scientific contribution is research on extraterrestrial life, including experimental demonstration of the production of amino acids from basic chemicals by radiation. Sagan assembled the first physical messages sent into space: the Pioneer plaque and the Voyager Golden Record, universal messages that could potentially be understood by any extraterrestrial intelligence that might find them. Sagan argued the now accepted hypothesis that the high surface temperatures of Venus can be attributed to and calculated using the greenhouse effect.
Sagan published more than 600 scientific papers and articles and was author, co-author or editor of more than 20 books. He wrote many popular science books, such as The Dragons of Eden, Broca's Brain and Pale Blue Dot, and narrated and co-wrote the award-winning 1980 television series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage. The most widely watched series in the history of American public television, Cosmos has been seen by at least 500 million people across 60 different countries. The book Cosmos was published to accompany the series. He also wrote the science fiction novel Contact, the basis for a 1997 film of the same name.
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Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 9.592 |
Birthday | 1924-11-09 |
Place of Birth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA |
Also Known As | Carl Edward Sagan, Καρλ Σέιγκαν , Καρλ Έντουαρντ Σέιγκαν , Карл Эдвард Саган, |
2023
The Universe
7/1
In a last-ditch effort to save earth, a man sacrifices himself and is forced to relive a series of suppressed memories that become smeared by the deto...
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The Universe
1988
God, the Universe and Everything Else
6.077/13
In a studio setting, Stephen Hawking, Arthur C. Clarke and Carl Sagan (who joins them via satellite) discuss the Big Bang theory, God, our existence a...
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God, the Universe and Everything Else
1997
Carl Sagan: A Cosmic Celebrity
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Carl Sagan did more to popularize science than any man on the planet, sharing his wonder and fascination with the mysteries of the universe with milli...
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Carl Sagan: A Cosmic Celebrity
1989
A Dialogue: A Conversation with Carl Sagan and Ted Turner
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Updates a number of themes from the Cosmos television series. Turner and Sagan discuss issues that are vital to our survival: pollution, the greenhous...
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A Dialogue: A Conversation with Carl Sagan and Ted Turner
2012
The Reality of Me
7.2/6
TROM (The Reality of Me) is an unique free online documentary, since no one has thought of such a documentary from our knowledge. We want to show, as...
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The Reality of Me
1987
Together to Mars?
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Together to Mars?
1977
The Case of the Ancient Astronauts
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Horizon investigates whether first contact with aliens has already occurred. The publication of 'Chariots of the Gods?' by Erich von Daniken is centra...
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The Case of the Ancient Astronauts
1980
Target... Earth?
4/1
Really strange documentary of Wheeler Dixon production quality on the Tunguska Event and the possibility of it happening again causing an apocalypse (...
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Target... Earth?
2014
Wanderers
7.169/59
Wanderers is a vision of humanity's expansion into the Solar System, based on scientific ideas and concepts of what our future in space might look lik...
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Wanderers
1975
Who's Out There?
6.3/3
Orson Welles — with contributions from scientists George Wald, Carl Sagan, and others — examines the possibility and implications of extraterrestrial...
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Who's Out There?
Pale Blue Dot
9/1
This excerpt from A Pale Blue Dot was inspired by an image taken, at Carl Sagan's suggestion, by Voyager 1 on February 14, 1990.
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Pale Blue Dot
2018
The Farthest
7.726/53
The captivating tales of the people and events behind one of humanity's greatest achievements in exploration: NASA's Voyager mission.
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The Farthest
1984
On the 8th Day
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A documentary exploring the possible ecological and atmospheric consequences of nuclear war, particularly as they would be expressed in a "nuclear win...
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On the 8th Day
1973
In Search of Ancient Astronauts
7.7/3
An edited version of the 1970 German documentary "Erinnerungen an die Zukunft" (Chariots of the Gods), this examines the theory that aliens have lande...
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In Search of Ancient Astronauts
1969
The Violent Universe
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Thirty distinguished astronomers are visited at their observatories throughout the world in this comprehensive report of astronomical theories, resear...
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The Violent Universe
1990
The Earth Day Special
8.6/5
The Earth Day Special is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on April 22, 1990. Sponsored by Time Warner, the two hour s...
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