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{{Infobox scientist
==Personal Life==
| name        = Carl Sagan
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.
| image      = Carl Sagan Planetary Society.JPG
 
| caption    = Carl Sagan in 1980
===Marriage and Family Life===
| birth_name  = Carl Edward Sagan
During his lifetime, Sagan had 3 different marriages, with Lynn Margulis (1957), Linda Salzmann (1968), and Ann Druyan (1981).  
| 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==


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.
===Death===
Sagan died of pneumonia and complications from myelodysplasia on December 26th, 1996, at the age of 62.  
 
==Scientific Career and Work==
 


==Works==


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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.

Marriage and Family Life

During his lifetime, Sagan had 3 different marriages, with Lynn Margulis (1957), Linda Salzmann (1968), and Ann Druyan (1981).


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Sagan died of pneumonia and complications from myelodysplasia on December 26th, 1996, at the age of 62.

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