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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. | |||
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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.
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