Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 09, 1934
Died
Dec 20, 1996
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Credits
36 titles
Carl Sagan
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Carl Sagan licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Carl Sagan: We Are Made of Star Stuff
Self (archive footage)
Bookworms
(himself)
Piece by Piece
Carl Sagan (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Aliens Uncovered: Close Encounters
Self
The Universe
Self (archive footage)
Linhas Cruzadas
Novel
World
Creator
The Farthest
Self (archive footage)
Timelapse of the Entire Universe
Self - Narrator (archive sound)
Star Stuff: A Story of Carl Sagan
Writer
Wanderers
Voice
The Real History of Science Fiction
Himself (archive footage)
Cosmos
Self (voice) (archive footage)
The Reality of Me
Self
Owned & Operated
Carl Sagan
An Inconvenient Truth
Thanks
Contact
Novel
Carl Sagan: A Cosmic Celebrity
Self (archive footage)
We Are Here: The Pale Blue Dot
The Earth Day Special
Self
A Dialogue: A Conversation with Carl Sagan and Ted Turner
Guest
God, the Universe and Everything Else
Self
Together to Mars?
Self - Moderator
On the 8th Day
Self
Threads
Scientific Consultant
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
Self - Host
Target... Earth?
Self
The Case of the Ancient Astronauts
Self
PBS News Hour
Self - Cosmos (archive footage)
Who's Out There?
Himself
NOVA
In Search of Ancient Astronauts
Himself
The Violent Universe
Narrator
The Phil Donahue Show
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Pale Blue Dot
Himself