Carl Sagan: Difference between revisions
Sgolandaz3 (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
Sgolandaz3 (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
By: Saqlain Golandaz | By: Saqlain Golandaz | ||
{{Infobox scientist | |||
| name = Carl Sagan | |||
| image = Carl Sagan Planetary Society.JPG | |||
| caption = Carl Sagan in 1980 | |||
| birth_name = Carl Edward Sagan | |||
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1934|11|9}} | |||
| birth_place = [[Brooklyn]], New York, U.S. | |||
| residence = United States<ref>[[#Sagan 1994|Sagan 1994]], p. 68</ref> | |||
| nationality = American | |||
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1996|12|20|1934|11|9}} | |||
| death_place = [[Seattle]], Washington, U.S. | |||
| alma_mater = [[University of Chicago]]<br />(B.A.), (BSc), (MSc), (PhD) | |||
| field = [[Astronomy]], [[astrophysics]], [[cosmology]], [[astrobiology]], [[space science]], [[planetary science]] | |||
| work_institutions = [[Cornell University]]<br />[[Harvard University]]<br />[[Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory]]<br />[[University of California, Berkeley]] | |||
| doctoral_advisor = [[Gerard Kuiper]] | |||
| known_for = [[SETI|Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI)]]<br />''[[Cosmos: A Personal Voyage]]''<br />''[[Cosmos (book)|Cosmos]]''<br />[[Voyager Golden Record]]<br />[[Pioneer plaque]]<br />''[[Contact (novel)|Contact]]''<br />''[[Pale Blue Dot (book)|Pale Blue Dot]]'' | |||
| prizes = [[NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal]] (1977)<br />[[Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction]] (1978)<br />[[Oersted Medal]] (1990)<br />[[Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science]] (1993)<br>[[National Academy of Sciences]] [[Public Welfare Medal]] (1994) | |||
| spouse = [[Lynn Margulis]]<br /><small>(1957–65; divorced; 2 children)</small><br />[[Linda Salzman Sagan|Linda Salzman]]<br /><small>(1968–81; divorced; 1 child)</small><br />[[Ann Druyan]]<br /><small>(1981–96; his death; 2 children)</small> | |||
| signature = Carl Sagan Signature.svg | |||
}} | |||
==Personal Life== | ==Personal Life== | ||
| Line 5: | Line 26: | ||
Carl Sagan was born in Brooklyn, NY on November 9th, 1934. Sagan's interest and love for the Cosmos grew early when his mother used to bring books from the library for him to read. He graduated high school at the age of 16 and attended the University of Chicago for his undergraduate studies. He graduated with a BA in Physics and continued to achieve his Masters at UChicago as well. After earning his PhD in Astronomy and Astrophysics from the University of California, Berkeley, he helped a team there develop an infrared radiometer for NASA's ''Mariner'' 2 probe. | Carl Sagan was born in Brooklyn, NY on November 9th, 1934. Sagan's interest and love for the Cosmos grew early when his mother used to bring books from the library for him to read. He graduated high school at the age of 16 and attended the University of Chicago for his undergraduate studies. He graduated with a BA in Physics and continued to achieve his Masters at UChicago as well. After earning his PhD in Astronomy and Astrophysics from the University of California, Berkeley, he helped a team there develop an infrared radiometer for NASA's ''Mariner'' 2 probe. | ||
== | ==Works== | ||
Be sure to show all steps in your solution and include diagrams whenever possible | Be sure to show all steps in your solution and include diagrams whenever possible | ||
Revision as of 14:37, 1 December 2015
By: Saqlain Golandaz
Personal Life
Carl Sagan was born in Brooklyn, NY on November 9th, 1934. Sagan's interest and love for the Cosmos grew early when his mother used to bring books from the library for him to read. He graduated high school at the age of 16 and attended the University of Chicago for his undergraduate studies. He graduated with a BA in Physics and continued to achieve his Masters at UChicago as well. After earning his PhD in Astronomy and Astrophysics from the University of California, Berkeley, he helped a team there develop an infrared radiometer for NASA's Mariner 2 probe.
Works
Be sure to show all steps in your solution and include diagrams whenever possible
Simple
Middling
Difficult
Connectedness
- How is this topic connected to something that you are interested in?
- How is it connected to your major?
- Is there an interesting industrial application?
History
Put this idea in historical context. Give the reader the Who, What, When, Where, and Why.
See also
Are there related topics or categories in this wiki resource for the curious reader to explore? How does this topic fit into that context?
Further reading
Books, Articles or other print media on this topic
External links
Internet resources on this topic
References
This section contains the the references you used while writing this page