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'''Carl Sagan''' (Born November 9th, 1934 – December 20th, 1996) was an astronomer, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, philosopher, and author who through his various books, including one screenplay which would become the film ''[[Contact (film)|Contact]]'', and the TV Series ''[[Cosmos]]'', became widely known as "The People's Scientist". Apart from his popularizations of science, he also contributed to research in the fields of planetary science, spacecraft exploration of the solar system, and the radio Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). He also developed theories on topics such as the nature of extraterrestrial lifeforms, the environmental effects of nuclear war (nuclear winter), and more.
In mainstream, he's somewhat of a star on Youtube; he's the centerpiece of the [[Symphony of Science]] videos, which auto-tunes Sagan's ''Cosmos'' along with other science programs to create <s>un</s>expectedly awesome music videos, which total at about 8 million views. His ''[[Tear Jerker|Pale]] [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Blue]] [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|Dot]]'' speech is also a big hit, the two most watched versions having 1.7 Million views combined. His work, although the bulk of it was done 30+ years ago, still stands tall today within science, an incredible accomplishment.
Apart from his science-related work, he was also an activist to legalize marijuana, of which [[Erudite Stoner|he was a regular user]], and was very strongly opposed the proliferation of nuclear weapons, even getting arrested in 1986 for interfering in a nuclear test. He was also a founder of the Committee for Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal ([[Fun with Acronyms|CSICOP]]), which sought (and continues to seek, as the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry) to debunk most forms of paranormal claims (enlisting the assistance of [[James Randi]] and others). He was thrice married, first to biologist Lynn Margulis, then to artist Linda Salzman, and finally to author Ann Druyan, with whom he co-wrote ''Cosmos'' and several of his books.
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Fun Fact: His son Nick is a screenwriter who's done episodes of ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''.
* ''[[Cosmos]]'' (Co-writer, host)
* ''[[Contact (Literature)|Contact]]'', both the novel and the [[Contact (film)|movie]] (Writer)
* ''Music from a Small Planet'' (with Ann Druyan), a [[Radio]] documentary about the Voyager Interstellar Record <ref>A golden disc containing Earth music, voice messages and photographs, copies of which were launched into space on the Voyager 1 and 2 space probes on the off-chance that aliens would find them in interstellar space</ref>
* ''[[Threads]]'' (Scientific adviser)
* ''[[Symphony of Science]]'' (He's credited as artist on a released single)
== Books by Sagan include: ==▼
* ''The Dragons of Eden: Speculations of the Evolution of Human Intelligence'' - 1978
* ''Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science'' - 1979
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* ''[[Contact (Literature)|Contact]]'' - Book form, 1985
* ''Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors: A Search for Who We Are'' - With Ann Druyan, 1993
* ''Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space'' - 1994. Video excerpts are [https://web.archive.org/web/20131112203301/http://milkywaymusings.com/ pretty] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wupToqz1e2g common] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9tDO3HK20Q online].
* ''The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark'' - 1996
* ''Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium'' - With Ann Druyan, 1997
== His major scientific contributions include: ==▼
* Providing research and evidence crucial to our modern-day knowledge of conditions on Venus.
* Initiating groundbreaking research on extraterrestrial life, including contributions to SETI ('''S'''earch for '''E'''xtra'''T'''errestrial '''I'''ntelligence).
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* [[Arc Words]]: Coined and repeatedly used some phrases, such as "technological adolescence", throughout his works.
* [[Beam Me Up, Scotty]]: "''B''illions and ''b''illions!"
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