Carl Sagan (1934–1996)
Autore di Contact
Sull'Autore
A respected planetary scientist best known outside the field for his popularizations of astronomy, Carl Sagan was born in New York City on November 9, 1934. He attended the University of Chicago, where he received a B.A. in 1954, a B.S. in 1955, and a M.S. in 1956 in physics as well as a Ph.D. in mostra altro 1960 in astronomy and astrophysics. He has several early scholarly achievements including the experimental demonstration of the synthesis of the energy-carrying molecule ATP (adenosine triphosphate) in primitive-earth experiments. Another was the proposal that the greenhouse effect explained the high temperature of the surface of Venus. He was also one of the driving forces behind the mission of the U.S. satellite Viking to the surface of Mars. He was part of a team that investigated the effects of nuclear war on the earth's climate - the "nuclear winter" scenario. Sagan's role in developing the "Cosmos" series, one of the most successful series of any kind to be broadcast on the Public Broadcasting System, and his book The Dragons of Eden (1977) won the Pulitzer Prize in 1978. He also wrote the novel Contact, which was made into a movie starring Jodie Foster. He died from pneumonia on December 20, 1996. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Serie
Opere di Carl Sagan
I draghi dell'Eden: considerazioni sull'evoluzione dell'intelligenza umana (1977) — Autore — 3,672 copie
The Music of Cosmos: Selections from the Score of the Television Series "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan 4 copie
Origins of Life 3 copie
Space Age Dreamer 3 copie
Cosmos, Episode 8 3 copie
Cosmos, Episode 7 3 copie
Cosmos, Episode 3 3 copie
Cosmos, Episode 13 3 copie
COSMOS DISC 5 2 copie
Carl Sagan's Cosmos [DVD] [1980] 2 copie
Cosmos, Episodes 5 & 6 2 copie
COSMOS DISC 3 2 copie
Works by Carl Sagan (Study Guide): Cosmos: a Personal Voyage, Pale Blue Dot, Contact, the Demon-Haunted World, the… (2010) 2 copie
sagan 2 copie
Cosmos, Episodes 3 & 4 2 copie
Untitled on Mars 2 copie
Cosmos, Episodes 1 & 2 2 copie
Experiments in Utopias 1 copia
A glorious dawn [single] 1 copia
Cosmos 1980 publication. 1 copia
Cosmos. La vida de las estrellas 1 copia
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage 1 copia
Cosmos, Episodes 9 & 10 1 copia
Articles 1 copia
Reflections on the Universe 1 copia
Cosmos, Episodes 7 & 8 1 copia
COSMOS DISC2 1 copia
Cosmos, Episodes 11 & 12 — Autore — 1 copia
Opere correlate
Dal Big Bang ai buchi neri. Breve storia del tempo (1988) — Introduzione, alcune edizioni — 14,286 copie
The Space-Gods Revealed: A Close Look at the Theories of Erich Von Daniken (1976) — Prefazione — 65 copie
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVI, No. 8 (August 1976) (1976) — Collaboratore — 27 copie
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCII, No. 2 (October 1973) (1973) — Collaboratore — 23 copie
Life in the Universe: Scientific American : A Special Issue (Scientific American, a Special Issue) (1995) — Collaboratore — 20 copie
The Making of a Soviet Scientist: My Adventures in Nuclear Fusion and Space From Stalin to Star Wars (1994) — Prefazione, alcune edizioni — 19 copie
NOVA: The Case of the Ancient Astronauts [1978 TV episode] — Narratore — 3 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Sagan, Carl
- Nome legale
- Sagan, Carl Edward
- Data di nascita
- 1934-11-09
- Data di morte
- 1996-12-20
- Luogo di sepoltura
- Lakeview Cemetery, Ithaca, New York, USA
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Seattle, Washington, USA
- Causa della morte
- pneumonia
- Luogo di residenza
- Ithaca, New York, USA
Rathway, New Jersey, USA - Istruzione
- University of Chicago (BA ∙ 1954 ∙ BS ∙ Physics ∙ 1955)
University of Chicago (MS ∙ Physics ∙ 1956)
University of Chicago (Ph.D ∙ Astronomy and Astrophysics ∙ 1960) - Attività lavorative
- astronomer
science writer
scientist
professor
television presenter
physicist - Relazioni
- Margulis, Lynn (first wife)
Druyan, Ann (third wife)
Sagan, Dorion (son)
Sagan, Nick (son)
Salzman, Linda (second wife) - Organizzazioni
- Cornell University
Harvard University
American Astronautical Society
American Astronomical Society
American Geophysical Union
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (mostra tutto 15)
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Children's Health Fund Advisory Board
Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CISCOP)
Council for a Livable World
Council on Foreign Relations
Federation of American Scientists
Guggenheim Foundation
International Academy of Humanism
Planetary Society - Premi e riconoscimenti
- Fellow, American Physical Society (1989)
American Philosophical Society (1995)
International Space Hall of Fame (2004)
Pulitzer Prize (1978)
John F. Kennedy Astronautics Award (1982)
Joseph Priestley Award (1976) (mostra tutto 32)
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky Medal (Awarded by the Soviet Cosmonauts Federation, 1987)
Harold Masursky Award for Meritorious Service to Planetary Science (1991)
Explorers Club, Lowell Thomas Award (1980)
Oersted Medal (1990, American Association of Physics Teachers)
Public Welfare Medal (1994)
NASA Distinguished Service Medal (1977)
Emmy (Outstanding Individual Achievement, 1981)
Emmy (Outstanding Informational Series, 1981)
Humanist of the Year (1981)
Hugo Award (1981, 1988)
Isaac Asimov Award (1994)
Peabody Award (1980)
Klumpke-Roberts Award (1974)
Golden Plate Award (1975)
Locus Award (1986)
Grand-Cross, Order of Saint James of the Sword (1998)
Pantheon of Skeptics (2011)
NASA Apollo Achievement Award (1970)
Prix Galabert (1973)
Peter Lavan Award (1984)
New Priorities Award (1984)
Sidney Hillman Foundation Prize Award (1984)
SANE National Peace Award (1984)
Olive Branch Award (1984, 1986, 1989)
Leo Szilard Award for Physics in the Public Interest (1985)
Nahum Goldmann Medal (1986) - Agente
- Morton Janklow
- Breve biografia
- Carl Edward Sagan (November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, astrophysicist, author, and highly successful popularizer of astronomy, astrophysics and other natural sciences. He pioneered exobiology and promoted the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI).
He is world-famous for writing popular science books and for co-writing and presenting the award-winning 1980 television series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, which has been seen by more than 500 million people in over 60 countries.[2] A book to accompany the program was also published. He also wrote the novel Contact, the basis for the 1997 film of the same name. During his lifetime, Sagan published more than 600 scientific papers and popular articles and was author, co-author, or editor of more than 20 books. In his works, he frequently advocated skeptical inquiry, secular humanism, and the scientific method.
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- Opere
- 92
- Opere correlate
- 18
- Utenti
- 42,614
- Popolarità
- #402
- Voto
- 4.1
- Recensioni
- 504
- ISBN
- 544
- Lingue
- 27
- Preferito da
- 258