Who is Carl Sagan
Carl Edward Sagan (; SAY-gən; November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, planetary scientist, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, and science 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 hypothesis, accepted since, that the high surface temperatures of Venus can be attributed to, and calculated using, the greenhouse effect.Initially an assistant professor at Ha...Read Full Biography of Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan Poems
Top 10 most used topics by Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan Quotes
- Personally, I would be delighted if there were a life after death, especially if it permitted me to continue to learn about this world and others, if it gave me a chance to discover how history turns out.
- I am often amazed at how much more capability and enthusiasm for science there is among elementary school youngsters than among college students.
- The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous.
- A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism.
- Personally, I would be delighted if there were a life after death, especially if it permitted me to continue to learn about this world and others, if it gave me a chance to discover how history turns out.
Comments about Carl Sagan
Sunshineandhap: missouri has just defunded libraries. great libraries are the repositories of great knowledge and have been revered for over 2,400 years. carl sagan said the burning & destruction of the great library is a warning to us to never let it happen again.Yuyuncres: "somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” —carl sagan
Crew1dina: "somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” —carl sagan
Cloetemegs07: "somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” —carl sagan
Irmayana1505: "somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” —carl sagan
Read All Comments
