Carl Sagan

カール・セーガン　/　かーる・せーがん

American cosmologist

November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996　・　Brooklyn, New York, United States

New York
cosmologist
astrophysicist
novelist

My Take

Carl Sagan is one of those rare figures who genuinely changed how I think about my place in the universe — and I mean that without a hint of exaggeration. A Brooklyn kid who went to the University of Chicago and ended up at Cornell, he had this extraordinary gift for making the cosmos feel both vast and weirdly personal. The 1980 Cosmos TV series is still a masterpiece of science communication, and The Demon-Haunted World remains one of the most important books about critical thinking ever written. His novel Contact held up well enough to become a film that people still argue about in a good way. He won the Pulitzer in 1978, consulted on NASA missions from Mariner to Voyager, and somehow never came across as a lecturer — just a genuinely curious person who wanted you to feel the wonder too. Gone too soon at 62, but honestly? The work endures.

Overview

Carl Edward Sagan (; SAY-gən; November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, planetary scientist and science communicator. Initially an assistant professor at Harvard, Sagan later moved to Cornell, where he was the David Duncan Professor of Astronomy and Space Sciences and directed the Laboratory for Planetary Studies. He played an active role in the Mariner, Viking and Voyager programs.

1. Profile

Name (English): Carl Sagan
Name (Japanese): カール・セーガン
Reading: かーる・せーがん
Born: November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Dog
Origin: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: cosmologist / astrophysicist / novelist / planetary scientist / space scientist

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Rahway High School
University: University of Chicago

Awards & achievements

2013 Solstice Award
1978 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
1981 Humanist of the Year
James Parks Morton Interfaith Award
1993 Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science
1990 Oersted Medal
1974 Klumpke-Roberts Award
2009 New Jersey Hall of Fame

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role
Notable work	The Demon-Haunted World	—
Notable work	Pale Blue Dot	—
Notable work	Cosmos	—
Notable work	Contact	—
Notable work	Cosmos: A Personal Voyage	—
Notable work	Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science	—

6. Links

Official sitehttps://carlsagan.com
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BB%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3